Last week, Capital One concluded a six-week program that enabled 10 Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD) high school students to team up with professionals in their areas of interest, including career tracks in finance, hospitality/events, and information technology.

The program was part of Capital One’s partnership with NAF, a nonprofit organization that prepares students for college and career success through industry-focused curricula, work-based learning experiences and business partner expertise.

This was the second consecutive summer Capital One hosted high school student interns from four local schools: Emmett J. Conrad High School, Justin F. Kimball High School, South Oak Cliff High School and Woodrow Wilson High School. The students began their internship on June 16 and completed it on July 24 with a final graduation rewarding their hard work and dedication to the program. All of the students will be seniors in the fall.

Capital One is passionate about and actively supports internships related to education and workforce development, both in college and high school. NAF is a nationally known nonprofit that is founded on developing and sustaining a high school national network of academic and professional success, making this partnership a natural blending of mutual interests. 

DALLAS (July 14, 2015) – For the second consecutive summer, Capital One is teaming up with the National Academy Foundation (NAF) to host 10 Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD) high school interns from four schools as part of a financial internship program.

The exclusive opportunity to intern at Capital One’s Plano Campus was awarded to students from Dallas who attend career-themed academies. Selection criterion was based on each student’s academic excellence record and involvement in school and community in addition to personal letters of interest and recommendation letters from teachers and other professionals.

The following 10 students have been awarded Capital One internships:

• Jonathan Hopkins, South Oak Cliff High School
• Kenny Jaramillo, Emmett J. Conrad High School
• Michelle Lopez, Justin F. Kimball High School
• Cole Martinez, Woodrow Wilson High School
• Betti Negussie, Emmett J. Conrad High School
• Emilio Ramos, South Oak Cliff High School
• Claudia Sanchez, Emmett J. Conrad High School
• Venus Toran, Justin F. Kimball High School
• Karen Velasquez, Justin F. Kimball High School
• Tasia Wilson, Emmett J. Conrad High School

All of the students will be seniors in the fall of 2015.

The students began their internships on June 16 and will work on Capital One’s Plano Campus through the end of July.

“Capital One is proud of the positive feedback and success of last year’s internship program, and we are excited to host NAF students for a second year,” said Sanjiv Yajnik, President of Capital One Financial Services and South Central Regional President for Capital One. “There is tremendous competition when entering today’s workforce, and Capital One is committed to preparing students at an early age by providing real-world experience. Quality education is a crucial building block for economic success, and all businesses should strive to offer opportunities like internships to not only provide the resources for our young people to succeed, but to inspire them to create and achieve ambitious career goals.”

NAF is a nonprofit organization that prepares students for college and career success through industry-focused curricula, work-based learning experiences and business partner expertise. Capital One has supported the NAF mission in aiding academy students with career tools since 2009. In 2011, Yajnik joined the NAF board of directors with the goal to actively partner with NAF at a national level. He serves as Treasurer of NAF’s Board of Directors. 

The Capital One paid internships program is providing a customized, six-week program that enables students to team up with professionals in their areas of interest, including career tracks in finance, hospitality/events, and information technology. In addition, the program offers a buddy and mentor for each student, weekly lunch-and-learn sessions with professionals and executives of the company, and a student competition.

Capital One is passionate about and actively supports internships related to education and workforce development, both in college and high school. NAF is a nationally known nonprofit that is founded on developing and sustaining a high school national network of academic and professional success, making this partnership a natural blending of mutual interests. 

About Capital One

Capital One Financial Corporation (www.capitalone.com) is a financial holding company whose subsidiaries, which include Capital One, N.A., and Capital One Bank (USA), N. A., had $210.4 billion in deposits and $306.2 billion in total assets as of March 31, 2015. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Capital One offers a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients through a variety of channels. Capital One, N.A. has branches located primarily in New York, New Jersey, Texas, Louisiana, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. A Fortune 500 company, Capital One trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “COF” and is included in the S&P 100 index.

About National Academy Foundation

The National Academy Foundation (NAF) is an acclaimed network of career-themed academies that opens doors for underserved high school students to viable careers. For more than 30 years, NAF has refined a proven model that provides young people access to industry-specific curricula, work-based learning experiences, and relationships with business professionals. NAF academies focus on one of five career themes: finance, hospitality & tourism, information technology, engineering, and health sciences. More than 4,600 business professionals volunteer in classrooms, act as mentors, engage NAF students in paid internships, and serve on local advisory boards. During the 2012-13 school year over 62,000 students attended 546 NAF academies across 39 states, D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In 2012, NAF academies reported 97% of seniors graduated.

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Plano, Texas (May 19, 2015) – Capital One Financial Corporation announces that Desmond P. Smith has joined the company as Head of Sales for Capital One Home Loans. In this role, Smith will join the Home Loans leadership team with responsibility for building a mortgage sales team throughout the company’s branch footprint. Smith brings more than 20 years of experience working for other top financial institutions.

“Desmond is a proven sales leader. He has deep expertise and a strong track record of achieving outstanding sales performance, while significantly improving customer experience,” said, Eric J. Schuppenhauer, Head of Originations for Capital One Home Loans. ”He will support our growth plans as we bring forward new and innovative approaches to the home lending experience, with new product launches and expanded digital capabilities.”

Smith joins Capital One from Citibank in New York where he served as Managing Director responsible for all originations across channels including Distributed Retail, Direct to Consumer, Relationship Retail, Strategic Markets and Correspondent Lending. Prior to joining Citigroup, he was Senior Vice President of National Retail Sales at JPMorgan Chase Bank, where he created a National Builder & Condominium platform recognized as one of the best in the mortgage industry. He also served in various leadership roles at Wells Fargo for nearly a decade, including Retail Program Management with direct responsibility for Private Mortgage Banking, Mortgage Resources, New Construction and Renovation Lending.

"Capital One is an innovative company and a very talented team that is focused on delivering a truly exceptional customer experience. I’m thrilled to be joining Capital One,” said Smith.

Smith will be based in New York City.

About Capital One

Capital One Financial Corporation (www.capitalone.com) is a financial holding company whose subsidiaries, which include Capital One, N.A., and Capital One Bank (USA), N.A., had $210.4 billion in deposits and $306.2 billion in total assets as of March 31, 2015. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Capital One offers a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients through a variety of channels. Capital One, N.A. has branches located primarily in New York, New Jersey, Texas, Louisiana, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. A Fortune 500 company, Capital One trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “COF” and is included in the S&P 100 index.

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PLANO, Texas (February 5, 2015) -- Capital One announced today the appointment of Girish Bachani as Collin County Market President. He is responsible for the design, development and implementation of an integrated community strategy for Capital One in Collin County. Bachani is also part of the senior leadership team of Capital One’s Plano-based Financial Services division, serving as Managing Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. The division includes the Home Loans and Auto Finance lines of business.

“Through their hands-on knowledge and internal and external networks, our Market Presidents help to connect Capital One’s resources with community needs to strengthen each community in our footprint and, as a result, bolster our business,” said Capital One South Central Regional President Sanjiv Yajnik. “They play a critical role in ensuring that Capital One lives up to its promise of Investing for Good in the communities we serve.”

Active in the community, Bachani serves on the board of directors of Community in Schools, Dallas Region, and is a Meals on Wheels volunteer. He was instrumental in creating Math Corp, an annual program designed to help elementary students excel at mathematics. In 2014, Bachani also helped create a mathematics tutoring program at Bowman Middle School in East Plano, where his Financial Services Finance team provides one-on-one tutoring to middle school students.

Capital One’s East Plano Place-Based Initiative (PBI) will be a significant focus of Bachani’s as Collin County Market President. The Plano PBI is a multi-faceted community revitalization project created by Capital One to serve as a catalyst for the continued development of Plano east of Highway 75. The East Plano PBI represents a strategic investment by Capital One to enhance and expand economic opportunities for families and businesses in Plano.

Bachani joined Capital One in 2003 and has led several finance-related projects, such as working on integrating the company’s acquisitions over the years. Before joining Capital One, Bachani served in various leadership positions with American Airlines, obtaining experience in treasury, financial planning and international planning during his nine years at that company.

Bachani earned an MBA from Rice University and a master’s degree in accounting from Bombay University.

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About Capital One

Capital One Financial Corporation (www.capitalone.com) is a financial holding company whose subsidiaries, which include Capital One, N.A., and Capital One Bank (USA), N. A., had $205.5 billion in deposits and $308.9 billion in total assets as of December 31, 2014. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Capital One offers a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients through a variety of channels. Capital One, N.A. has branches located primarily in New York, New Jersey, Texas, Louisiana, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. A Fortune 500 company, Capital One trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “COF” and is included in the S&P 100 index.

Capital One hosted a graduation lunch on November 17 to honor 16 businesses who completed the renowned Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence’ Business Accelerator program. The nine-month Business Accelerator program provided intensive business coaching and education designed to help participating businesses grow their revenues by at least 30 percent and create new jobs within 18-36 months.

The graduation lunch included an award ceremony and remarks from the graduates on how the program impacted their businesses. In partnership with Capital One, Count Me In developed the Women Veteran Entrepreneur Corps (WVEC), a training and mentorship program designed to help established women small business owners who are veterans or spouses/domestic partners of veterans fuel the growth of their small businesses and create new jobs for veterans and civilians across the country. To date, Capital One has invested more than $800,000 in the program. Additionally, Capital One recently issued a low-interest loan of $500,000 to PeopleFund to enable lending to veteran owned businesses. Several business owners impacted by this funding will also attended the lunch and celebrated the growth of their businesses.