# Lawton W. Fitt

> Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.

## Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v3 |
| Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 |
| Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 |
| Record version | public-0 |
| 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 | 17 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 8 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-09-12T10:40:49.42166+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-09-02T00:22:07.746526+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: Lawton W. Fitt
- Display name: Lawton W. Fitt

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Director at Carlyle Group Inc.. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:7.
- Chair at Progressive Corporation. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:8.

## Governance

- PUBLISHED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## AI and ML experience

- AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:5.

## Board independence

- Independent director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:1, alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:6, alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:3.

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of Carlyle Group Inc. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:1, alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:3.
- Serves on the board of Ciena Corporation. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:6, alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:1, alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:3.
- Serves on the board of The Progressive Corporation. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:3, alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:1.

## Board role

- Board role: Chair. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:4, alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:5.
- Board role: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:2.

## Committee assignments

- No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:6, alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:3, alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:1.
- Committee assignments: Audit, Compensation, Nominating/Governance. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:2.
- Committee assignments: Investment and Capital, Nominating/Governance, Executive. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:4.
- Committee assignments: Governance and Nominations. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:5.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:5.

## Executive company

- Executive at The Progressive Corporation. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:4.

## Executive title

- Executive title: Chairperson of the Board. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:4.

## Technology background

- Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:5.

## 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:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:1: [Carlyle Group Inc director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1527166/000152716626000017/cg-20260423.htm).
- alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:2: [CG DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1527166/000152716626000017/cg-20260423.htm).
- alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:3: [The Progressive Corporation director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000080661/000008066126000099/pgr-20260318.htm).
- alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:4: [PGR DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000080661/000008066126000099/pgr-20260318.htm).
- alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:5: [CIEN DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936395/000119312526047977/cien-20260212.htm).
- alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:6: [Ciena Corporation director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936395/000119312526047977/cien-20260212.htm).
- alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:7: [sec_filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1527166/000152716626000017/cg-20260423.htm).
- alpha:evidence:person:lawton-w-fitt:8: [sec_filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000080661/000008066126000099/pgr-20260318.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)
- [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