Lawton Wehle Fitt (born July 1953) is an American banker.
She completed college at
Brown University, majoring in European history. After working in
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳ðž¤ðž¤²ðž¤¢ 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to ...
with the
Peace Corps
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, she studied at the
University of Virginia's Darden School of Business.
From 1979 to 2002, Fitt was a banker with
Goldman Sachs.
In 2002, Fitt succeeded
David Gordon as secretary of the
Royal Academy, holding that position until 2005.
References
1953 births
American bankers
Living people
Brown University alumni
University of Virginia Darden School of Business alumni
Goldman Sachs people
Peace Corps volunteers
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