David Sena

David Sena joined Lafayette Capital Advisors as a senior partner in 2025.  Mr. Sena spent over 25 years as a senior financial services executive for the United States government and was previously the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the Export-Import Bank (ExIm) where he led senior management teams that managed over $50 billion in structured and project finance transactions.

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.  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.

Mr. Sena most recently served as a Senior Advisor in the Office of Governor Glenn Youngkin, (R-VA) in the Transformation Office leading efforts to increase business efficiencies across government agency functions and processes.

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