# Lawton W. Fitt > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:person:lawton-w-fitt | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/lawton-w-fitt | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 18 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 12 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-16T04:15:18.992855+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-09-02T00:22:07.746526+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Lawton W. Fitt - Display name: Lawton W. Fitt ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-16T04:15:19.451234+00:00 | | Completeness | 1 | | Record Quality | 0.943 | | Directors | 0 | | Committees | 0 | | Governance events | 3 | | Entity class | person | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_APPLICABLE | | board | NOT_APPLICABLE | | committees | NOT_APPLICABLE | | leadership | NOT_APPLICABLE | | ownership | NOT_APPLICABLE | | financials | NOT_APPLICABLE | | capital_structure | NOT_APPLICABLE | | compensation | NOT_APPLICABLE | | governance | NOT_APPLICABLE | | shareholder_governance | NOT_APPLICABLE | | audit | NOT_APPLICABLE | | legal | NOT_APPLICABLE | | risk | NOT_APPLICABLE | | cyber | PUBLISHED | | ai_governance | PUBLISHED | | agent_governance | NOT_APPLICABLE | | markets_external | NOT_APPLICABLE | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Governance events - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Lawton W. Fitt seat on Carlyle Group Inc., effective 2012-01-01. Effective: 2012-01-01. Detected: 2026-09-02T00:22:07.746526+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:jj06xw1ipae2a - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Lawton W. Fitt seat on Progressive Corporation, effective 2009-01-01. Effective: 2009-01-01. Detected: 2026-09-02T00:22:07.746526+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1rf8cyrt5crgn - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Lawton W. Fitt seat on Ciena, effective 2000-01-01. Effective: 2000-01-01. Detected: 2026-09-02T00:22:07.746526+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:xcntls7io190 ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/lawton-w-fitt` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawton-w-fitt?format=record - `alpha://person/lawton-w-fitt/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawton-w-fitt?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/lawton-w-fitt/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawton-w-fitt?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/lawton-w-fitt/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawton-w-fitt?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/lawton-w-fitt/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawton-w-fitt?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/lawton-w-fitt/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawton-w-fitt?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/lawton-w-fitt/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawton-w-fitt?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/lawton-w-fitt/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawton-w-fitt?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/lawton-w-fitt/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawton-w-fitt?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/lawton-w-fitt/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawton-w-fitt?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/lawton-w-fitt/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawton-w-fitt?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/lawton-w-fitt/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawton-w-fitt?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/lawton-w-fitt/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawton-w-fitt?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/lawton-w-fitt/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawton-w-fitt?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/lawton-w-fitt/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawton-w-fitt?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/lawton-w-fitt/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawton-w-fitt?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/lawton-w-fitt/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawton-w-fitt?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/lawton-w-fitt/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawton-w-fitt?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/lawton-w-fitt/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawton-w-fitt?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/lawton-w-fitt/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawton-w-fitt?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/lawton-w-fitt/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawton-w-fitt?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/lawton-w-fitt/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawton-w-fitt?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/lawton-w-fitt/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawton-w-fitt?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Director at Carlyle Group Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:lawton-w-fitt:role:1. Valid from: 2012-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:aac3ff12bb5ccd3f27643db479df7bf9a8e738516eb784b79951029139e47a72. - Chair at Progressive Corporation. Claim: alpha:claim:person:lawton-w-fitt:role:2. Valid from: 2009-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:409d7dbddfd18922bd300bfe2fb98c8a0964546ecd5b29698e68b23a33eb82cb. - Director at Ciena. Claim: alpha:claim:person:lawton-w-fitt:role:3. Valid from: 2000-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c94962c1299c78743cb8e71daff5ff341d650026e860eb7895dfe16beffcdaba. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:lawton-w-fitt:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9952bc3c09732f61e33d4bdbb8ce6a52483416c65dea784009b6c2fe729eb47b. ## Board independence - Independent director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:lawton-w-fitt:board_independence:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6c6e52b821bd9866a55a8e1778298052638f3e3525c14f24344ab467868d0363, alpha:projection-evidence:document:2d680a8213b87a1a26312c4de921cc388cf2080b3f8066363ef708845425a53d, alpha:projection-evidence:document:d698cad6c83a80f8b642ab54b4e1452622724c231c8c643bd7137aa33cc715f3. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of Carlyle Group Inc. Claim: alpha:claim:person:lawton-w-fitt:board_membership:3. Valid from: 2012-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6c6e52b821bd9866a55a8e1778298052638f3e3525c14f24344ab467868d0363, alpha:projection-evidence:b29ffd59bb5edb1418061aa007322e2268f7f9b727615efd12b951f57015baec, alpha:projection-evidence:document:d698cad6c83a80f8b642ab54b4e1452622724c231c8c643bd7137aa33cc715f3. - Serves on the board of Ciena Corporation. Claim: alpha:claim:person:lawton-w-fitt:board_membership:4. Valid from: 2012-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2d680a8213b87a1a26312c4de921cc388cf2080b3f8066363ef708845425a53d, alpha:projection-evidence:806e0154da71fa2db19021f8692271e964349a716d963e5d140c608c91a6af7c, alpha:projection-evidence:document:6c6e52b821bd9866a55a8e1778298052638f3e3525c14f24344ab467868d0363, alpha:projection-evidence:document:d698cad6c83a80f8b642ab54b4e1452622724c231c8c643bd7137aa33cc715f3. - Serves on the board of The Progressive Corporation. Claim: alpha:claim:person:lawton-w-fitt:board_membership:5. Valid from: 2009-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d698cad6c83a80f8b642ab54b4e1452622724c231c8c643bd7137aa33cc715f3, alpha:projection-evidence:588ad92080a819084fde6f7adaa9e25bdc29ed6f0d95393d11c653797712181d, alpha:projection-evidence:document:6c6e52b821bd9866a55a8e1778298052638f3e3525c14f24344ab467868d0363. ## Board role - Board role: Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:person:lawton-w-fitt:board_role:6. Valid from: 2026-02-12. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:dd56f2d1c4ec0baaaa448c7a87a831cfaf30b9b9809cdb79eb2e2038c1dfcb83, alpha:projection-evidence:document:9952bc3c09732f61e33d4bdbb8ce6a52483416c65dea784009b6c2fe729eb47b. - Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:lawton-w-fitt:board_role:7. Valid from: 2026-04-23. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5154cd193b2e34dabc3f722ad6a4659a67981678a03d4e39eb558f756b15830b. ## Committee assignments - No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:lawton-w-fitt:committee_assignments:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2d680a8213b87a1a26312c4de921cc388cf2080b3f8066363ef708845425a53d, alpha:projection-evidence:document:d698cad6c83a80f8b642ab54b4e1452622724c231c8c643bd7137aa33cc715f3, alpha:projection-evidence:document:6c6e52b821bd9866a55a8e1778298052638f3e3525c14f24344ab467868d0363. - Committee assignments: Audit, Compensation, Nominating/Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:person:lawton-w-fitt:committee_assignments:9. Valid from: 2026-04-23. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5154cd193b2e34dabc3f722ad6a4659a67981678a03d4e39eb558f756b15830b. - Committee assignments: Investment and Capital, Nominating/Governance, Executive. Claim: alpha:claim:person:lawton-w-fitt:committee_assignments:10. Valid from: 2026-03-23. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:dd56f2d1c4ec0baaaa448c7a87a831cfaf30b9b9809cdb79eb2e2038c1dfcb83. - Committee assignments: Governance and Nominations. Claim: alpha:claim:person:lawton-w-fitt:committee_assignments:11. Valid from: 2026-02-12. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9952bc3c09732f61e33d4bdbb8ce6a52483416c65dea784009b6c2fe729eb47b. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:lawton-w-fitt:cybersecurity_experience:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9952bc3c09732f61e33d4bdbb8ce6a52483416c65dea784009b6c2fe729eb47b. ## Executive company - Executive at The Progressive Corporation. Claim: alpha:claim:person:lawton-w-fitt:executive_company:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:dd56f2d1c4ec0baaaa448c7a87a831cfaf30b9b9809cdb79eb2e2038c1dfcb83. ## Executive title - Executive title: Chairperson of the Board. Claim: alpha:claim:person:lawton-w-fitt:executive_title:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:dd56f2d1c4ec0baaaa448c7a87a831cfaf30b9b9809cdb79eb2e2038c1dfcb83. ## Technology background - Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:lawton-w-fitt:technology_background:15. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9952bc3c09732f61e33d4bdbb8ce6a52483416c65dea784009b6c2fe729eb47b. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | NOT_APPLICABLE | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | PUBLISHED | | Financials | NOT_APPLICABLE | | Workforce | NOT_APPLICABLE | | Ownership | NOT_APPLICABLE | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | NOT_APPLICABLE | ## Public sources - alpha:projection-evidence:document:6c6e52b821bd9866a55a8e1778298052638f3e3525c14f24344ab467868d0363: [Carlyle Group Inc director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1527166/000152716626000017/cg-20260423.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:5154cd193b2e34dabc3f722ad6a4659a67981678a03d4e39eb558f756b15830b: [CG DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1527166/000152716626000017/cg-20260423.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:d698cad6c83a80f8b642ab54b4e1452622724c231c8c643bd7137aa33cc715f3: [The Progressive Corporation director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000080661/000008066126000099/pgr-20260318.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:dd56f2d1c4ec0baaaa448c7a87a831cfaf30b9b9809cdb79eb2e2038c1dfcb83: [PGR DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000080661/000008066126000099/pgr-20260318.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:9952bc3c09732f61e33d4bdbb8ce6a52483416c65dea784009b6c2fe729eb47b: [CIEN DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936395/000119312526047977/cien-20260212.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:2d680a8213b87a1a26312c4de921cc388cf2080b3f8066363ef708845425a53d: [Ciena Corporation director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936395/000119312526047977/cien-20260212.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:c94962c1299c78743cb8e71daff5ff341d650026e860eb7895dfe16beffcdaba: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936395/000119312526047977/cien-20260212.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:aac3ff12bb5ccd3f27643db479df7bf9a8e738516eb784b79951029139e47a72: [sec_filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1527166/000152716626000017/cg-20260423.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:409d7dbddfd18922bd300bfe2fb98c8a0964546ecd5b29698e68b23a33eb82cb: [sec_filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000080661/000008066126000099/pgr-20260318.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:b29ffd59bb5edb1418061aa007322e2268f7f9b727615efd12b951f57015baec: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1527166/000152716626000017/cg-20260423.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:588ad92080a819084fde6f7adaa9e25bdc29ed6f0d95393d11c653797712181d: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000080661/000008066126000099/pgr-20260318.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:806e0154da71fa2db19021f8692271e964349a716d963e5d140c608c91a6af7c: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936395/000119312526047977/cien-20260212.htm). ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - Only permissioned public claims and evidence are included. - Absence of a claim is not evidence that the underlying fact is false. - Public retrieval does not grant model-training or redistribution rights. - Private relationships and Council activity are excluded. ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/lawton-w-fitt) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/lawton-w-fitt.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawton-w-fitt?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawton-w-fitt?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/lawton-w-fitt` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage.