Cultivating the next generation of Wall Street leaders.

Thomas "Tommy" Shaffer III is a seasoned financial leader serving as Controller at LAMPCO Federal Credit Union, where he oversees financial reporting and helps ensure the organization's long-term integrity and stability.

In addition to his role at LAMPCO, Tommy is the Managing Director of The Indiana Project, where he leads efforts to expand financial education, leadership development, and career access for emerging talent across Indiana and beyond.

Tommy brings more than 15 years of private banking experience to his work. His career includes serving as an Executive Director and Private Banker at J.P. Morgan Private Bank in Indianapolis, as well as Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Bank of America Private Bank in New York City.

Throughout his career, he has advised complex families, business owners, nonprofits, and senior executives. A graduate of the Kelley School of Business, Tommy is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and an alumnus of the Hudson and Holland Scholars Program and Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO), where he continues to give back as an SEO Career Mentor. He also serves as a linebackers coach for Lawrence North High School football, helping develop and mentor student-athletes both on and off the field. Tommy has also completed executive training with McKinsey & Company and New York University.

Steven Jones leads The Indiana Project's charter school outreach and partnership strategy, building the pipeline that connects promising students from Indiana's charter school network to the program's mentorship, certification, and career pathway offerings.

In this role, Steven directs charter school outreach, manages ongoing partnership relationships, oversees student recruitment, and coordinates program delivery support across partner campuses — ensuring every school we serve has a clear, well-supported path into the cohort.