Lucas serves as Chief Investment Officer, Investment Committee of Innventure and brings over 20 years of experience in managing investment teams, building companies / business units and the seeding and build-out of multiple investment platforms and investment products for both large institutional investment and start-up organizations. Prior to joining Innventure, Lucas held a Principal role at Santa Monica Capital Group as well as serving as President & CEO of Ocean Avenue Investment Partners. He earned his B.A. in Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara, is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) and currently holds a Series 7 and Series 63 license.