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Industry Veteran Dana Villanova Joins Bancroft Capital Team

Posted: March 28, 2023

Bancroft Capital, a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) specializing in Institutional Brokerage and Capital Markets services, announced that Dana Villanova has joined the Bancroft team as Director of Municipals.

Villanova, who will be working remotely from Hawaii, is tasked with expanding Bancroft’s engagement with issuers, financial advisors, and underwriting partners, especially on the west coast. She will also utilize her background in both bond insurance and Green Bond verification to enhance the options the firm can present to issuers.

Villanova brings nearly 20 years of experience in the industry. With previous experience in institutional trading, bond insurance, and retail buy side, she will contribute e considerable knowledge of public finance across a variety of sectors.

“I am very excited to work with Bancroft – this opportunity to do what I love, from where we are stationed, is incredible,” said Villanova, who is also a newlywed military spouse to an active-duty Army LTC stationed at Camp Smith. “Having recently relocated due to my husband’s military duties, I was eager to get back into the workforce and further my career. Bancroft’s focus on helping military veterans find meaningful education and employment after serving aligns with my core values.”

In addition to her duties as the Director of Municipals, Villanova will serve as an ambassador for Bancroft’s Veteran Training Program.

“As the wife of a fellow military member, Dana represents for Bancroft an investment in our military families,” said CEO Cauldon Quinn. “Much like the culture here at Bancroft, Dana’s dedication to her military family comes first, having recently experienced a loss of employment to move with her active duty husband to serve at Camp Smith. We are honored to employ her talents at Bancroft, and we support her military family with gratitude.”

Villanova received her B.S. in Communications from Florida Atlantic University and holds certifications in Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Strategies and Business Strategies for Social Impact. She holds Series 6,7, 63, and 65 licenses from FINRA.

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, which puts disabled veterans in a position to develop a skill set capable of supporting a new career as Institutional Traders and Investment Bankers. 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.