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Board of Directors

  • HARTLEY R. ROGERS

    Mr. Rogers is Executive Co-Chairman of the firm’s board of directors and serves on various of the firm’s investment committees. Prior to joining Hamilton Lane in 2003, Mr. Rogers was a Managing Director in the private equity fund management areas at Morgan Stanley and at Credit Suisse. He is the Chairman of the Advisory Board of Harvard Online, the on-line learning initiative of Harvard University.  He also serves on the boards of the Institute of International Education and Bessemer Securities.

    He is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Business School. Mr. Rogers’ extensive experience in private markets, including his long tenure as our Chairman, brings valuable industry-specific knowledge and insights to the board of directors and provides the board of directors with an in-depth understanding of our business and operations.

  • MARIO L. GIANNINI

    Mr. Giannini is Executive Co-Chairman of Hamilton Lane’s board of directors and serves on various of the firm’s investment committees. Prior to his current role, Mr. Giannini served as our Chief Executive Officer from 2001 to 2023, responsible for the firm’s strategic direction, management structure and process.

    Prior to joining Hamilton Lane in 1993, he served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Industrial Valley Title Insurance Company from 1989 to 1992, Deputy General Counsel of Fidelity Bank in Philadelphia from 1984 to 1989, and Senior Attorney at Continental Illinois Bank in Chicago from 1979 to 1983. Mr. Giannini received a B.A. from California State University, Northridge, a Master of Laws degree from the University of Virginia and a J.D. from Boston College. He is a former member of the state bar associations of California and Illinois.

    Mr. Giannini’s extensive experience in private markets, including his long tenure overseeing our strategic direction as our prior Chief Executive Officer, brings valuable industry-specific knowledge and insights to the board of directors and provides the board of directors with an in-depth understanding of our business and operations.

  • ERIK R. HIRSCH

    Mr. Hirsch is Co-Chief Executive Officer of Hamilton Lane. In this role he is responsible for the firm’s strategic initiatives and operations. Mr. Hirsch serves on the firm’s investment committees as well as the board of directors. Mr. Hirsch served as Vice Chair of Hamilton Lane from 2016 to 2023, in which role he led the firm’s strategic and technology initiatives, and he served as Chief Investment Officer of HLA from 2003 to 2016.

    On behalf of Hamilton Lane, Mr. Hirsch is a board member of Novata, a public benefit corporation designed to collect, analyze, benchmark, and report relevant ESG data on behalf of private companies. Hamilton Lane is a founding partner of Novata.

    Additionally, Mr. Hirsch serves as an observer on the board of directors of Tifin, a platform that conceives, creates, and operates fintech companies in the areas of wealth management, investments, and personal finance. Hamilton Lane is a strategic investor in Tifin.

    Mr. Hirsch is a frequently quoted expert on the private equity industry, both in the print and broadcast media, and is a regular lecturer at the Wharton Business School (University of Pennsylvania).

    Prior to joining Hamilton Lane in 1999, Mr. Hirsch was a corporate investment banker in the Mergers & Acquisitions department of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. He began his career as a municipal financial consultant with Public Financial Management (PFM). At PFM, Mr. Hirsch specialized in asset securitization, sport stadium financings and strategic consulting.

    Mr. Hirsch is a trustee of the University of Virginia’s College Foundation, a board member of University of Virginia’s Center for Politics and serves on the board of the Philadelphia 76’ers Youth Foundation.

  • O. GRIFFITH SEXTON

    Mr. Sexton is a member of our board of directors. Mr. Sexton has served on the board of HLA since 2003. Mr. Sexton was an adjunct professor of finance at Columbia Business School from 1995 to 2010 and is a visiting lecturer at Princeton University, where he teaches courses in corporate finance. Mr. Sexton was an investment banking professional at Morgan Stanley from 1973 to 1995 where he served as a managing director from 1985 to 1995. His responsibilities included the development and execution of advisory assignments involving major corporate transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, corporate defense, recapitalizations, financial restructurings, joint ventures, and spin-offs and squeeze outs. He has served as an advisory director of Morgan Stanley from 1995 to 2005 and from 2014 to the present. Mr. Sexton was a member of the board of directors of Morgan Stanley from 2005 to 2014 and of Investor AB, a publicly traded Swedish investment company, from 2003 to 2015. A former U.S. naval aviator and Vietnam veteran, Mr. Sexton holds a BSE from Princeton and an MBA from Stanford.

    Mr. Sexton’s broad experience in finance and academia brings valuable insight, an in-depth understanding of the industry and a unique perspective to the board of directors.

  • LESLIE F. VARON

    Ms. Varon has been a member of our board of directors since May 2017. Ms. Varon served as Chief Financial Officer of Xerox Corporation from November 2015 through December 2016 during which time she led the restructuring of the $18 billion business process services, printing equipment, software and solutions company, including the successful spin-off of its $7 billion services business. After that transaction, she became Special Advisor to the new Xerox Chief Executive Officer until March 2017 when she retired from the company. Prior to becoming Chief Financial Officer at Xerox, she was briefly VP Investor Relations from March 2015 through October 2015. Previously she served Xerox as VP Finance & Corporate Controller from July 2006 to February 2015 where she oversaw global financial operating executives and had responsibility for corporate financial planning and analysis, accounting, internal audit, risk management, global real estate and worldwide shared services centers. Earlier in her career, Ms. Varon was Vice President Finance & Operations support for Xerox’s North American business, Vice President Xerox Investor Relations and Corporate Secretary and Director of Corporate Audit. From 2006 to 2017 she served on the board of Xerox International Partners, a joint venture between Xerox Corporation and Fuji Xerox Corporation, representing Xerox Corporation’s ownership stake. Ms. Varon received a B.A. from Binghamton University and an MBA with concentrations in finance and marketing from Virginia Tech.

    Ms. Varon’s extensive financial background combined with her investor engagement and corporate governance expertise and demonstrated success in business transformation, crisis management and balance sheet optimization brings valuable knowledge and insights to the board of directors.

  • DAVID J. BERKMAN

    Mr. Berkman has been a member of our board of directors since May 2017. Since January 2000, Mr. Berkman has served as the Managing Partner of Associated Partners, LP, a private equity firm primarily engaged in telecommunications infrastructure operations and investments. Mr. Berkman serves on the boards (or equivalent bodies) of Entercom Communications Corp. (NYSE: ETM), Actua Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTA), and Franklin Square Holdings, LP. He previously served on the board of Diamond Resorts International, Inc. until the sale of that company to a private investor in September 2016. He also serves on the advisory committee of First Round Capital, a venture firm. Civically, Mr. Berkman serves on the Board of Overseers of the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science. Mr. Berkman received a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

    Mr. Berkman’s extensive experience in private markets, in the start-up and operations of various platforms, as well as his long-standing service on other public company boards enables him to bring valuable investment, operations, and governance knowledge to the board of directors. Additionally, his insight in the areas of corporate finance, financial reporting, and accounting and controls is expected to be valuable to the Company.

  • VANN GRAVES

    Mr. Graves has been a member of our board of directors since March 2021. Since August 2018, Mr. Graves has served as Executive Director of the Brandcenter at Virginia Commonwealth University (“VCU”), a master's program for advertising, branding and creative problem-solving that is part of the VCU School of Business. Prior to joining the Brandcenter, he served as Chief Creative Officer at the advertising agency of J. Walter Thompson, Atlanta, from 2015 to 2018; EVP, Global Executive Creative Director and Group Creative Director at the advertising agency of McCann New York from 2009 to 2015; Chief Creative Officer at the multicultural marketing and advertising agency of Uniworld Group, New York from 2007 to 2009; in multiple roles including VP, Creative Director at the advertising agency of BBDO New York from 1993 to 2007; and, in 2015, he was a CoFounder at FL+G, a full-service branding agency in Denver, Colorado. His work has been recognized with numerous industry awards including Cannes Lions, Grand London International Awards, a Grand Clio and the D&AD Graphite Pencil. In addition to time spent on the Ad Council’s Creative Review Committee and One Club for Creativity’s AdVersity Board, he currently sits on the boards for 600 & Rising, 4A’s Foundation and The 3% Movement.

    A Fulbright scholar, Mr. Graves received a B.A. from Howard University, a Master of Science in Communications Design from the Pratt Institute, a Master of Liberal Arts from Harvard University and a doctoral candidate in Higher Education Management from the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a veteran of the United States Army, Reserve Component.

    Mr. Graves’ extensive work in marketing, branding and design brings valuable knowledge and insights to the board of directors.

  • JUAN DELGADO-MOREIRA, PhD, CFA

    Mr. Delgado-Moreira is Co-Chief Executive Officer of Hamilton Lane. In this role he oversees the firm’s global sales efforts and client service organization. Mr. Delgado-Moreira serves on the firm’s investment committees as well as the board of directors. Mr. Delgado-Moreira served as Vice Chair of Hamilton Lane from 2018 to 2023, in which role he led the firm’s Asian investment activities and client relationships. Prior to joining Hamilton Lane in 2005, Mr. Delgado-Moreira was an Investment Manager at Baring Private Equity Partners Ltd. in London, where he focused on mid-market private equity in Europe. Previously, Mr. Delgado-Moreira held senior research positions at institutions in the United Kingdom, including the University of Essex, and was a lecturer and Fulbright Scholar at Stanford University. Mr. Delgado-Moreira began his career as an analyst in Madrid, Spain at the Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales (formerly known as the Instituto Nacional de Industria). Mr. Delgado-Moreira received a B.A. in Political Science and Sociology and a Ph.D. in Research Methods/Statistics from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. He is a CFA® charterholder.