- Leo Lukenas III, 35, died of natural causes in New York on Thursday.
- He served in the Green Berets for a decade before moving to the bench last year.
- Did you work with Lukenas? Contact germania.rodriguez@mailonline.com
A Bank of America investment banker and former Green Beret has died, the bank said Monday.
Leo Lukenas III, 35, died of natural causes on Thursday, according to the New York Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
The Brooklyn resident died of an “acute coronary artery thrombus,” the office said.
The disease causes a blood clot to form inside a blood vessel in the heart.
Lukenas’ stepmother told DailyMail.com the family was “devastated” by the loss.
Investment banker Leo Lukenas III, 35, died of natural causes on Thursday
Lukenas is survived by his parents, his wife and his twin brother Les, who is also a Green Beret.
Lukenas appears in the photo with his mother.
Bank of America said “our goal is to do everything we can to support the family and our team, who are devastated.”
The bank did not reveal the name or age of the individual.
The associate was part of the Financial Institutions Group (FIG) team that advises banking clients on transactions, according to a source familiar with the situation, and was also a former member of the US Green Beret special forces.
Lukenas spent 10 years in the military and started working at Bank of America a little over a year ago.
Originally from California, he started in banking through the Veteran Associates Program.
On LinkedIn, he described himself as an “investment banking associate leveraging a decade of experience as a Green Beret leading high-performing teams in volatile, complex and ambiguous environments.”
Lukenas is survived by his parents, his wife and his twin brother Les, who is also a Green Beret.
