David Sena, Former Chief Financial Officer of the United States Export-Import Bank Joins Lafayette Capital Advisors as a Senior Partner.

Washington, DC – May 25^th 2025 – David Sena has joined Lafayette Capital Advisors as a senior partner after serving for over 25 years as a senior financial services executive for the United States government. Mr. Sena was previously the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the Export-Import Bank (ExIm) and led senior management teams that managed over $50 billion in structured and project finance transactions.

As the CFO for ExIm, Mr. Sena provided expertise and guidance to the chairman, board of directors, and to the senior management team. He oversaw all asset monitoring, restructuring, and recovery efforts for the bank’s $100+ billion portfolio and managed all bank revenue and expenses. Mr. Sena led efforts for the Export-Import Bank to become a self-financing and profitable agency of the U.S. government and is an expert in pricing and reserve requirements in the U.S government.

Under his leadership, Mr. Sena oversaw a major ExIm reorganization and successfully implemented a deal team bank model for all medium-term and long-term transactions from the point of underwriting, due diligence and approval through post-approval monitoring and management. Mr. Sena additionally established a new review system to oversee credits throughout the due diligence process, actively managed the $40 billion pipeline of potential new transactions, including the largest transaction in EXIM history. During this time, he established the first risk-sharing program with the private sector among credit agencies in the U.S. government.

David Sena received his MBA at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University and his dual degree BA from the Pennsylvania State University

About Lafayette Capital Advisors

Lafayette Capital Advisors provides client advisory and advocacy services for domestic and international companies seeking to utilize U.S. government financing programs  for manufacturing, production and sale of U.S. goods and services.