Lucas Olson

Analyst, Fraud Management

Lucas is an analyst in Javelin’s Fraud & Security practice. He supports client decision-making through recommendations and analysis of emerging fraud trends to help clients protect themselves and their customers. 

Before Javelin, Lucas worked as a financial analyst for organizations in the private, government, and non-profit sectors. He also worked for two decades in the higher education industry as a researcher, program manager, and educator. Lucas has a doctorate in International Affairs from the University of Washington and a master’s degree from American University. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).

Latest Insights

November, 2026
Javelin Report
2027 Fraud Management Trends

This report focuses on three major trends in 2027 with far-reaching ramifications: shifting scam liability, emerging liability frameworks for agentic commerce, and the governance o...

September, 2026
Javelin Report
Sharing is Caring: The Fraud ‘Consortium’ Effect

Financial institutions are slowly realizing that sharing fraud data is a necessary response to the rise of well-organized fraudsters who target multiple financial institutions simu...

July, 2026
Javelin Report
Synthetic 2.0: Evolving Identities Challenge Fraud Prevention

Synthetic identity fraud is a rapidly growing criminal ecosystem powered by stolen data, AI, and sophisticated fraud networks. As losses go unreported or are categorized as bad deb...

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