Royce Fichtner graduated from the University of Northern Iowa and worked in retail management at Kohl's Department Stores and Old Navy Clothing Stores. He graduated from law school at Drake University and worked for the Iowa Supreme Court and the Iowa Court of Appeals. He also spent time in private practice at a small firm in central Iowa. In the fall of 2008, he became a full-time faculty member at Drake University in the Zimpleman College of Business.
