Hitch is the CIO of the U.S. Department of Justice. He has held this position since 2002. Before working at the Department of Justice, Hitch worked as a Senior Partner at Accenture. While he worked at Accenture, for 28 years, he helped lead various government organizations (such as Department of Sate, the Department of Defense, the Department of Justice, the National Security Agency, the Central Intelligence Agency, and several state and local governments) through big change initiatives.

Hitch also served in the U.S. Navy for 5 years, and he attained the rank of lieutenant. Hitch graduated from George Washington University, where he earned a Master’s of System Management. Prior to that, he attended Muhlenberg College, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics.