Catherine Austin Fitts | |
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| Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Housing | |
| In office 1989–1990 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Thomas Demery |
| Succeeded by | Arthur J. Hill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 24, 1950 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | MBA, University of Pennsylvania B.A., University of Pennsylvania |
Catherine Austin Fitts (born December 24, 1950) is an American investment banker and former public official who served as managing director of Dillon, Read & Co. and, during the Presidency of George H.W. Bush, as United States Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Housing. She has widely written and commented on the subject of public spending and has alleged several large-scale instances of government fraud.