Vincent William John FitzGerald AO (born 13 July 1944)[1] is a former senior Australian public servant, now a private consultant.
[5] In July 1987, FitzGerald was shifted to the newly created Department of Employment, Education and Training.
[6] FitzGerald left the role in 1989 to join the firm Allen Consulting, a higher-paid job in the private sector.
[7] As a consultant, FitzGerald was the architect of the compulsory superannuation scheme introduced by the Keating government in 1992.
In June 2016, FitzGerald was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished services to business through executive and advisory roles in economic policy development, public administration and financial management organisations, and to the community.