Hamilton Lane announced that long-time executives Erik Hirsch and Juan Delgado-Moreira have been appointed Co-Chief Executive Officers, effective January 1, 2024. They succeed Mario Giannini, who, after 22 years as Hamilton Lane's CEO, will join Hartley Rogers as Executive Co-Chairman. Erik Hirsch joined Hamilton Lane in 1999 and is based in Conshohocken.

He leads the firm's strategic and technology initiatives, serves on the firm's Investment Committee, and is a member of the company's Board of Directors. He served as the firm's Chief Investment Officer from 2003 to 2016. Prior to joining Hamilton Lane, Erik 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). Hirsch earned his B.A. from the University of Virginia and is a trustee of the University of Virginia's College Foundation, as well as a board member of University of Virginia's Center for Politics and the Philadelphia 76ers Youth Foundation. Hirsch serves as a board member of Novata, a public benefit corporation, and is an observer on the board of directors of TIFIN, an innovator of fintech solutions.mJuan Delgado-Moreira, PhD, CFA, joined Hamilton Lane in 2005.

He serves as Vice Chair and is based in Hong Kong, where he is an Investment Committee member and oversees international investment activities and client relationships. His primary focus is on expanding Hamilton Lane's presence across the globe. Prior to joining Hamilton Lane, Delgado-Moreira was an Investment Manager at Baring Private Equity Partners Ltd. in London, focused on mid-market private equity in Europe.

Previously, he held senior research positions at U.K. institutions such as the University of Essex and was a lecturer and Fulbright Scholar at Stanford University. Delgado-Moreira received a Ph.D. in Research Methods and Statistics and a B.A. in Political Science and Sociology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the CFA Institute.