Management
Executive Co-Chairman
Mr. Rogers is our Executive Co-Chairman and serves as Chair of our board’s compensation committee. He is also a member of various investment committees of HLA. Prior to serving as our Executive Co-Chairman, Mr. Rogers was Chairman of the board of HLA.
Prior to joining the firm in 2003, he was a Managing Director and investment committee member of DLJ Merchant Banking Partners III, a $5.3 billion private equity fund, from 2001 to 2002. Before that, he was a Managing Director in the Private Equity Division of Credit Suisse First Boston (“CSFB”) from 1997 to 2001. Prior to joining CSFB in 1997, Mr. Rogers was a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley, where his responsibilities included serving as President of the general partners of the Princes Gate Investors family of private equity funds. He worked at Morgan Stanley from 1981 to 1983, 1986 to 1993 and 1995 to 1997.
Mr. Rogers serves as Chairman of the advisory board of Harvard Online, the online learning initiative of Harvard University. He is also the Chairman of the investment committee, Vice Chairman of the executive committee and Treasurer of the Institute of International Education. He also serves on the board of Bessemer Securities Corporation and the board of managers of Bessemer Securities LLC. He previously served on the boards of the Metropolitan Opera, the Green Vale School and the Peoples’ Symphony Concerts. Mr. Rogers previously served as Chairman of Hamilton Lane Alliance Holdings I, Inc., HLA’s sponsored special purpose acquisition company, until its deregistration in 2022.
He received an A.B. magna cum laude from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School with High Distinction, including the designation of Baker Scholar.
Executive Co-Chairman
Mr. Giannini has served as our Executive Co-Chairman since January 2024. He also serves on our board’s compensation committee and on various investment committees of HLA. Previously, Mr. Giannini served as our Chief Executive Officer for 22 years from 2001 to 2023. Prior to becoming Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Giannini was the President of HLA from 1998 to 2001. Prior to joining the firm 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 serves on the board of Ownership Works, a nonprofit organization that works with companies and investors to provide all employees with the opportunity to build wealth through equity.
He received a B.A. from California State University, Northridge, a J.D. from Boston College and a Master of Laws degree from the University of Virginia. He is a former member of the state bars of California and Illinois.
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Hirsch has served as our Co-Chief Executive Officer since January 2024. In this role, he is responsible for the firm’s strategic direction and operations. Mr. Hirsch also serves on our board of directors and is a member of various investment committees of Hamilton Lane Advisors, L.L.C., our operating company (“HLA”). Mr. Hirsch previously served as our Vice Chairman and Head of Strategic Initiatives from 2016 to 2023. Prior to becoming our Vice Chairman, he served as Chief Investment Officer of HLA from 2003 to 2016. Prior to becoming Chief Investment Officer, Mr. Hirsch held the positions of Managing Director, Vice President and Associate. Before joining HLA in 1999, Mr. Hirsch was a corporate investment banker in the merger and acquisition department of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. from 1998 to 1999. From 1995 to 1998, he was a municipal financial consultant with Public Financial Management, specializing in asset securitization, strategic consulting and sport stadium financings.
On HLA’s behalf, Mr. Hirsch serves on the board of directors of Novata, a technology platform that provides the private markets with environmental, social and governance data collection and benchmarking and of which Hamilton Lane is a founding member, and as an observer on the board of directors of TIFIN, a tech-enabled wealth management platform and strategic partner of HLA. He also serves on the boards of the Sixers Youth Foundation and the College of Arts & Sciences Foundation at the University of Virginia.
He received a B.A. from the University of Virginia.
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Armbrister has served as our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since August 2023. Prior to becoming our Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Armbrister served as our Global Head of Direct Equity Investments from September 2019 through August 2023. In that role, Mr. Armbrister was responsible for the direction and oversight of the firm’s direct equity/co-investment platform. Mr. Armbrister joined the Company in November 2018 as a Managing Director.
Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Armbrister worked for Versa Capital Management from 2003 to 2018, serving as a Managing Director from 2013 to 2018, where he focused on making control-oriented, special situations, debt and equity investments in middle market companies across a variety of industries. While at Versa, Mr. Armbrister participated in all major investment functions, and his responsibilities included origination, underwriting, transaction execution and portfolio company development. He also performed and provided oversight for certain finance-related operational activities, including financial analysis and reporting and cash flow management for a number of portfolio companies while at Versa and in prior roles. Prior to joining Versa in 2003, Mr. Armbrister was an Equity Research analyst at Oppenheimer + Close. He has also held private equity, venture capital, corporate development and investment banking positions at Berwind Financial Group, Redleaf Group, ICG Commerce and Wheat First Butcher Singer, respectively.
Mr. Armbrister currently serves on the boards of two of our direct equity/co-investment portfolio companies and on the boards or similar bodies of several charitable and non-profit organizations.
He received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Virginia.
Chief Operating Officer, Chief Risk Officer
Ms. Kramer has been our Chief Operating Officer since May 2023 and our Chief Risk Officer since April 2023. In these roles, she leads our client solutions, technology, operations and risk functions. Ms. Kramer also serves as a member of various investment committees of HLA. Prior to becoming our Chief Operating Officer, she served as a Managing Director, beginning in 2010. In that role, she was most recently responsible for the oversight and management of our client solutions and global primary fund investment teams. From September 2020 through its deregistration in December 2022, Ms. Kramer served as Chief Executive Officer and Director of HLA’s sponsored special purpose acquisition company, Hamilton Lane Alliance Holdings I, Inc. Prior to joining the firm in 2005, Ms. Kramer worked as a General Partner at Exelon Capital Partners from 1999 to 2002, where she conducted market analysis, due diligence, technical analysis, business model analysis, negotiations, deal structuring and management of a corporate-sponsored private equity portfolio. Prior to Exelon, Ms. Kramer worked as a Senior Business Development Manager for Philadelphia Gas Works and as a Fund Manager for Murex Corporation.
She received a B.A. in Economics from Franklin and Marshall College and an M.B.A. in Finance from Temple University.
General Counsel
Ms. Gavalis has been our General Counsel and Secretary since 2017. She is responsible for Hamilton Lane’s global legal affairs, directly and through her legal team. Prior to joining the firm in 2016, Ms. Gavalis worked for SEI Investments Company for more than 18 years where she served as Division General Counsel of SEI’s Institutional Investors business segment, General Counsel for both SEI Private Trust Company, a U.S. federal savings association, and SEI Trust Company, a U.S. state-charted trust company, Head of SEI’s Corporate Legal Services team and Director & General Counsel of the company’s London-based asset management firm, SEI Investments (Europe) Limited.
She received a B.A. from Rosemont College, where she received the E.R.S. Law School award, and a J.D. from Temple University School of Law. She is a member of the bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Chief Accounting Officer
Mr. Carl has been our Chief Accounting Officer since April 2023 and is responsible for our financial reporting, accounting and internal controls. Previously, he was our Director of External Reporting and Technical Accounting since 2017, in which role he oversaw our SEC and external reporting and complex accounting transactions. Prior to joining the firm in 2017, Mr. Carl was an Audit Senior Manager with Deloitte & Touche LLP in Philadelphia.
He received a B.S. in Accounting from Saint Joseph’s University and is a certified public accountant. He is a member of the American and Pennsylvania Institutes of Certified Public Accountants.
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Delgado-Moreira has served as our Co-Chief Executive Officer since January 2024. In this role, he oversees the firm’s global sales efforts and client service organization. In January 2024, Mr. Delgado-Moreira joined our board of directors. He is also a member of various HLA investment committees. Mr. Delgado-Moreira served as our Vice Chairman from 2018 to 2023, in which role he oversaw our Asian investment activities and client relationships. Prior to joining the firm 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).
He 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 and a member of the CFA Institute.