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Dave Lucchino ’89, the Senior Vice President of Operations and Operational Risk for Freddie Mac Single Family Operations, will address the graduating class of 2024 at Wilson’s 154th annual commencement ceremony Sunday, May 5.

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Lucchino was one of the first graduates of the 51Ʒ�� Adult Degree Program, receiving his Bachelor of Science in business and economics in 1989. After graduation, he began his career working at a mortgage company in Frederick, Md., eventually moving into senior operational roles in mortgage loan origination and servicing for JPMorgan Chase, CitiMortgage, and other industry leaders, prior to becoming a consultant with Freddie Mac. 

“We are honored that Dave Lucchino is returning to campus to help celebrate such an important day in the lives of our undergraduate and graduate degree students at Commencement,” said President Wesley R. Fugate, Ph.D. “His impressive business acumen and successful career will inspire our students to pursue their passions and make their dreams reality.”  

Throughout his career, Lucchino guided global organizations through significant transitions to accelerate the delivery of both corporate and customer goals. Since officially joining Freddie Mac, he has focused on operations and leveraged his industry experience to identify and implement numerous opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce credit loss, and improve the experience for Freddie Mac clients and homeowners. His work has included overseeing Servicing Products, Securities Operations, Accounts Receivable and Operational Risk and Compliance. These departments focused on loss mitigation, investor reporting, accounts receivable, operational risk and compliance, back-office support for all mortgage-backed securities and a variety of other critical processes that support Freddie Mac and its origination, servicing, and investor partners.