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Veteran Training Program Graduate Lieutenant Luke Lawson Joins Bancroft Team

Posted: February 9, 2023

Bancroft Capital, a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) specializing in Institutional Brokerage and Capital Markets services, announced that USA(Ret) Lieutenant Luke Lawson joined the Bancroft team as an Associate of Municipals working out of the Dallas, TX office.

Lawson is a 2022 graduate of Bancroft’s Veteran Training Program (VTP). Funded by company profits, the VTP puts disabled veterans in a position to develop a skill set capable of supporting a new career as Institutional Traders and Investment Bankers.

“We are excited to partner Luke with our long-time industry veterans in Dallas to continue his growth and development across all aspects of the Municipals sector,” said Bancroft Capital Director of Municipals Michael Ivcic. “He has tremendous potential and believe he will be vital to Bancroft and the Dallas team moving forward.”

Lawson came to Bancroft in 2021 as a former United States Army Officer and graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management. He was commissioned as a Field Artillery Officer in May of 2020, and following his graduation, served on West Point’s COVID Task Force during the height of the pandemic. Luke was medically discharged from the Army in the fall of 2021.

“I am looking forward to this opportunity to develop new skills and obtain more knowledge about public finance,” said Lawson. “I chose to stay on full-time with Bancroft because I believe in the culture and fully support their mission of training transitioning service members for careers in finance.”

Bancroft was co-founded in 2017 by Cauldon Quinn, a disabled Navy veteran. His vision was to build a company with a strong commitment to service: service to clients, country, and veterans. Bancroft places financial industry veterans alongside military veterans to deliver value-added content to its clients; and strives to offer best-in-class service to its institutional clients across an array of financial services. Bancroft rises above the competition on the merit of value-added content and leadership derived from industry veterans with 40-plus years of industry pedigree.

Committed to offering meaningful training and employment to service-disabled veterans, Bancroft Capital launched its signature Veteran Training Program (VTP) in 2019. Bancroft funnels profits, earned through its hard work and extensive knowledge, into the VTP. Bancroft is dedicated to helping restore disabled veterans to their rightful place as leaders in our society and communities, but first and foremost as providers for their own families.

Bancroft aims to offer paid opportunities to up to four VTP candidates each year. Candidate training includes a rotation among the five business units Bancroft operates and an introduction to back office and operations functions, sales trading and compliance while participating in the VTP.