Bill Fitzgerald

Bill Fitzgerald, executive director of Finance and Operations for the Alumni Association and Resource Development, has worked at MIT for more than 45 years in the areas of finance, administration, and facilities operations, including construction project management. He has balanced the books in every type of MIT unit—a large academic department, central administrative offices, and MIT Lincoln Laboratory. He has served on many cross-Institute committees and working groups, including a three-year term on the MIT Federal Credit Union Board of Directors.

Fitzgerald earned his BA in management Information Systems from Northeastern University, while working for the Institute. He is a member of CASE, Educause, the Eastern Association of College and University Business Officers, and the Alumni Business Managers Group.

In his spare time, Fitzgerald enjoys a rich family life and hobbies including reading, hiking, and a variety of do-it-yourself home projects. He also volunteers for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Foundation and the Massachusetts Special Olympics, and he served for five years on the board of directors for the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress as the finance committee chair.

Reporting List: Finance and Operations