Strategic Leadership in Investment Management and Philanthropy
Transformation begins and succeeds through curiosity, trust and determination. Acting on this belief, Lance DiLorio led strategic change at a Fortune 500 investment manager, major philanthropic organization and in his own community with new American entrepreneurs.
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Currently at Stand Together Foundation, Lance leads strategy and operations for the organization, which encompasses 75 dedicated staff supporting over 300 non-profits across the United States.
At Invesco Ltd, Lance built business units from scratch to scale, including an ETF indexing subsidiary behind the BulletShares product suite.
On a volunteer basis, Lance has mentored members of the immigrant community as they built new businesses in the Atlanta area.
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Originally from Tennessee, Lance has worked across the US and abroad, including seven years in Frankfurt, Germany. He is now based in Atlanta.
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EXPERIENCE
INVESCO LTD
July 2004-April 2023
Atlanta
STAND TOGETHER FOUNDATION
JUNE 2023 - present
Arlington
VICE PRESIDENT, STRATEGY
June 2023 - present, Arlington, Virgina
Lance leads strategy and operations for the Foundation, a philanthropic organization encompassing 75 dedicated staff and a $65 million budget that supports over 300 non-profits across the United States
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HEAD OF INVESTMENT SPECIALIZED SERVICES
2014 - April 2023, Atlanta
Lance led Investment Specialized Services, a function he founded to tackle some of the most important challenges for Invesco and the industry, including index investing and front office operations. Investment Specialized Services comprised a team of over 125 investment industry professionals, including PhDs, CFAs and MBAs, across 7 countries.
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, ADMINISTRATION
2011 - 2014, Atlanta
As CAO for Invesco's Administration function, Lance evolved the firm's operations and technology platform to achieve greater flexibility and scale. The primary outcomes included moving from a system-centric to a data-centric platform and culture and developing capabilities of enterprise centers in India and Canada.
GLOBAL HEAD OF TRADING DEVELOPMENT
2008 - 2011, Frankfurt & Atlanta
In this role, Lance developed and implemented a global trading model that linked previously autonomous trading desks around the world into a single global function. This allowed Invesco portfolio managers to trade locally in major markets, resulting in better market intelligence, execution and lower cost for clients.
Project Manager, Continental Europe
2004 - 2008, Frankfurt
In his entry role at Invesco, Lance managed various business development and optimization initiatives across continental Europe, the UK and Ireland. An example project includes the sale of Invesco's custody bank in Germany and subsequent transition of activities to other Invesco functions across Europe or third parties.
CLARIANT GmbH
2002 - 2004
Frankfurt
Manager, Global Supply Chain and Process Management
2002 - 2004
At Clariant, Lance managed internal process improvement projects, including activity-based costing initiative to assess Clariant's ability to profitably serve global customers and key accounts.
STOCKAMP & ASSCOIATES
1999-2001
San Francisco, Houston
Associate
1999 - 2001
As a consultant with Stockamp, Lance implemented revenue cycle redesign at major academic medical centers that increased cash flow and reduced operating expenses.
THE ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY
1998-1999
Washington, DC
National Systems Research Specialist
1998-1999
Lance's first job out of college was with The Advisory Board Company, where he identified and developed annual research priorities for the firm's largest clients.
EDUCATION
2004
International Master of Business Administration
University of South Carolina
Following two years in health care consulting, Lance completed an MBA with a focus on international business. In addition to the standard MBA curriculum, his studies included immersive German, a six-month internship with Clariant GmbH in Sulzbach, Germany and completion of electives of Otto Beisheim University in Vallendar, Germany.
1998
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
summa cum laude
Furman University
Lance's BA curriculum centered on comparative politics, including an individualized senior seminar focused on US - post-Soviet relations. He completed a study abroad in the Baltics with a focus on environmental policies in post-Soviet Russia.
PERSONAL
INTERESTS
Travel
Lance began exploring the world at 16, when he volunteered for a summer in present-day Slovakia. In subsequent years, he worked at an orphanage in Albania and interned with a national park in Slovakia. He continues to travel for work and pleasure, having visited over 50 countries around the world.
Photography
Lance is an avid photographer, often looking for simple moments of human life in extraordinary places. Examples of his work can be found by clicking on the photos below.
LANGUAGES
English (native) German (proficient)
SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS
Georgia Equality’s mission is to advance fairness, safety and opportunity for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities and allies throughout the state.
Start:ME is a free intensive 14-session business training program for promising small businesses that provides entrepreneurs the tools and connections necessary to build and grow successful businesses.