Fisher, a tech entrepreneur and philanthropist, opened with a disarming confession: his father's commencement speaker had been Martin Luther King Jr. — and his father didn't show up. The self-deprecating humor set the tone for a speech that prioritized family over professional achievement. This wasn't abstract advice. Fisher said he'd spent a decade at USF lecturing students and 'banging my fist on chalkboards and desks — pleading with you guys, as you started your projects, your companies, your careers, to marry the right person.' As a tech inventor whose products were used by millions, he could speak to the comparison directly: 'I invented something many of you use every day and it doesn't compare to any day with a happy, healthy child.'