David Fitzgerald
Fitzco
Dave Fitzgerald is the CEO of Fitzo. He founded the advertising agency Fitzgerald & Co. in 1983, sold the company to Interpublic Group of Companies in 1998, and bought it back in 2020. His company was named Best Agency in the Southeast by Adweek and for five straight years was named one of the best Atlanta companies to work for by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, which also named him one of Atlanta’s Most Admired CEOs. Dave ran the Order of the Green Jacket of Ireland, which helped raise funds for Irish athletes in the 1996 Olympics. He is on the boards of Emory St. Joseph’s Hospital, and Chairman of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School. He is former chairman of the Atlanta St. Patrick’s Day Parade and the St. Joseph’s Health System and is a member of the Global Irish Economic Forum. A second-generation Irish American, Dave is a father of six and grandfather of three.