Lawton Fitt

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Lawton Fitt
Born
Lawton Wehle Fitt

July 1953 (age 69)
NationalityAmerican
Education Brown University (B.A.)
University of Virginia (M.B.A.)

Lawton Wehle Fitt (born July 1953) [1] is an American banker.

She completed college at Brown University, majoring in European history. After working in Burkina Faso with the Peace Corps, she studied at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. [2]

From 1979 to 2002, Fitt was a banker with Goldman Sachs. [3]

In 2002, Fitt succeeded David Gordon as secretary of the Royal Academy, holding that position until 2005. [4]

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References

  1. "Lawton FITT – Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
  2. "Board of Directors – Lawton Fitt". Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  3. "Lawton Wehle Fitt: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg . Retrieved 2017-01-06.
  4. "Lawton Fitt: Why I had to quit the Royal Academy". The Independent . 2004-12-08. Retrieved 2017-01-06.