Fitz’s 45-year career encompasses director and CEO-level experience, award-winning research, and strategic leadership and governance roles with agencies tackling some of society’s most complex challenges including sustainability, community development, and youth violence/knife crime.
His outlook combines enduring and related interests in leadership and inclusion, grounded in a belief that they are foundational to each other – creating inclusion requires leadership, and leadership at its best requires an inclusive approach. Fitz’s work incorporates open and bespoke programme design and facilitation, alongside leadership coaching – Fitz is especially interested in the application executive coaching practice to ‘inclusive leadership’.
Alongside his professional interests, Fitz is a keen photographer and cyclist, often combining the two through his membership of cycling clubs, and playing an active role in supporting initiatives to make cycling more inclusive. He is a qualified Level 1 cycling coach and ride leader, supporting work to open up cycling to communities less known for their visibility and participation in the sport.