Lawton Fitt

Lawton Wehle Fitt currently serves as Chairman at The Progressive Corp.
since 2018, Independent Chairman at Ciena Corp.
since 2024, Lead Independent Director at Carlyle Investment Management LLC since 2012, Independent Director at The Carlyle Group Inc. since 2012, Director at The Carlyle Group LP (Global Private Equity) since 2012, and Trustee at The Goldman Sachs Foundation, Thomson Reuters Founders Share Co., Ltd., Darden School Foundation, and Thomson Reuters Foundation.
Former positions include Director at Frontier Communications Corp.
(2005–2010), Non-Executive Director at Reuters Group Plc (2004–2008), Independent Non-Executive Director at SVF Holdco (UK) Ltd., Director at Micro Focus International Ltd. (2017–2023), Director at Overture Acquisition Corp., Independent Director at Carlyle Group Management LLC, Non-Executive Director at ARM Ltd. (United Kingdom), Managing Director & Trustee at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (1979–2002), Secretary & Director at The Royal Academy of Arts (2002–2005), Director-Board of Adviser at BDCM UK Ltd., Non-Executive Director at Thomson Reuters Corp.
(2008–2014), Independent Non-Executive Director at Misys Group Ltd., Partner at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., and Trustee at Human Rights Watch, Inc. Education includes undergraduate studies at Brown University and an MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.