Lane Grooms

About Lane Grooms

Lane is an MBA candidate at Cornell University with a focus on finance, impact investing, and public policy. His work centers on empowering communities, fostering economic development, and building equitable infrastructure for all Americans through the intersection of social engagement, community activation, impact-focused capital, and public‑private partnerships (P3s).He currently interns at impact focused alternative investment firm, Advantage Capital, on a social impact fund investing in underserved communities. At Cornell, he serves as a portfolio manager for the student‑run endowment and as an Associate in the Johnson School’s student‑run VC Club. Last summer, he interned at J.P. Morgan’s Private Bank.Before business school, Lane built his career as a nonprofit leader, community organizer, and management consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he supported multiple U.S. federal agencies including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and Center of Disease Control (CDC) and earned a Top-Secret security clearance. After interning at the Department of State, he began his professional journey as a community organizer, bringing together constituents, businesses, faith leaders, and local organizations to strengthen shared communities. He later chaired the board of Historic Westside Gardens, advancing food equity in underserved urban neighborhoods.

Experience

1. Investment Team Intern

   Advantage Capital

   Oct 2025 — Present

   Support $200mm impact investment fund at social impact focused alternative investment firm providing venture capital, private credit, convertible notes, preferred equity, and mezzanine debt to businesses serving marginalized communities, and empowering growth and positive change in historically underfunded communities through public-private partnerships (P3s) and institutional investor relationships.Build financial models, draft investment memos, conduct credit underwriting, perform due diligence and advise on deal capital structure formation by analyzing financial statements, monitoring financial/operational performance of portfolio companies, industry dynamics, management teams, and company risk profile.

Education

• Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management

  Impact Investing and Public Policy Fellow

• Hampton University

  Political Economy

• Cornell University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA