in economics from the College of Wooster, Ohio and earned an MBA in International Business from George Washington University. Fitch worked for many years as a Foreign and Commercial Service Officer with the U.S. Department of Commerce. During the Reagan Administration, he was The Commerce Department's chief implementation official for The Caribbean Basin Initiative, travelling to almost every Caribbean and Caribbean Rim nation, meeting with Finance and Trade officials, and, occasionally, heads of State.
Fitch earned an economics degree from the College of Wooster and an MBA in International Business from George Washington University. During his time as a Foreign and Commercial Service Officer for the U.S. Department of Commerce under Reagan, he was involved with The Caribbean Basin Initiative, visiting numerous countries in the region, interacting with Finance and Trade officials, and occasionally meeting heads of state.