Business endeavors Fitzgerald served as
chief executive officer of
Cutler-Hammer, Inc. for 15 years. During the 1980s, he was chairman and CEO of
Nortel. He was also director of the Business Council on National Issues in
Canada for four years. He also served on the board of trustees for
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company,
First Wisconsin National Bank and
Beloit College.
Baseball endeavors Fitzgerald co-founded the Milwaukee Brewers in 1970, serving at various times as Vice President and General Partner on the club until 1982. During the 1970s, he was on the Executive Council of
Major League Baseball and chairman of its Player Relations Committee. He was previously a director on the board of the
Milwaukee Braves and opposed the move
Political and other endeavors Fitzgerald served as Industry Advisory Council to the
U.S. Department of Defense and was President of the
National Electrical Manufacturers Association. He served on President
Ronald Reagan's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee and was a life trustee and chairman on the
Committee for Economic Development. Due to his efforts to improve trade relations between the
United States and
Japan, Fitzgerald was awarded the
Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd Class. He also served as a member of the U.S.-Korea Wisemen Council. ==Family==