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Robert Fitch is Senior Vice President, Government Relations and Regional Managing Director, U.S., responsible for all legislative affairs and government relations activities for the company’s U.S.-based operating groups, which collectively employ some 45,000 employees in the U.S., U.K., Sweden and South Africa, and generates annual sales in excess of $10 billion. He is also a member of the BAE Systems Inc. Board of Directors.
Fitch has more than 33 years of experience in the intelligence field, serving in management positions in the military, industry, and legislative branch of government.
He previously held the position of Vice President, Government Relations with Marconi North America and Tracor, Inc. Prior to Tracor, he served as the Vice President, Corporate Strategic Development for GDE Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Tracor.
During the 1970’s, Fitch served in the U.S. Army. His assignments included the Pentagon as the Army’s functional officer for tactical intelligence programs; Germany as the aide to an infantry division commander; the Cryptologic School as a company commander of 300 men and women; and Vietnam as an advisor. His awards include the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star.
From 1984 to 1993, Fitch was the Senior Professional Staff Member and Director of the Program and Budget Authorization Staff of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. His responsibilities included oversight and coordination of staff reviews of national and tactical intelligence activities. Specific areas of specialty included space and airborne reconnaissance, industrial base, acquisition reform, and support to military operations. In December 1992, he served on the Intelligence Transition Team for the new administration.
Fitch holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Rhode Island and an MBA from the University of Dallas Graduate School of Management. Most recently, he completed the Program for Senior Executives in National and International Security at Harvard University.
Fitch is a member of the George C. Marshall Foundation’s Board of Trustees; Ford’s Theatre Board of Governors; and the National Cryptologic Museum Foundation’s Board of Directors. He is a member of the Sigma Iota Epsilon Business Honor Society, and is a Principal for the Council for Excellence in Government. He has served on the USO World Board of Governors; Board of Directors for the National Military Intelligence Association; and on the Technical Committee of the American Institute of | 