Hamilton Lane names senior hires for US client solutions push

Hamilton Lane has bolstered its North America client solutions bench with a string of senior appointments designed to deepen distribution into both private wealth and institutional channels. The moves come as demand for private markets exposure among advisers and plan sponsors continues to grow.

At the centre of the update is the appointment of Beth Nardi as Head of U.S. Private Wealth. Nardi will shape strategy for Hamilton Lane’s private wealth franchise, overseeing product delivery across evergreen and traditional private-markets wrappers aimed at high-net-worth investors and their advisory networks. She arrives with more than 20 years in asset management, most recently leading enterprise relationships for the Americas at JPMorgan Asset Management.

The firm also added two experienced institutional leaders. Tim Jenkins, based in New York, will manage Northeast institutional relationships after joining from Eisler Capital, where he worked in capital development and investor relations. Russell Simon will be in San Francisco, focusing on the western U.S. institutional market; he joins from CF Private Equity and previously spent time at Allianz Global Investors.

Supporting regional outreach are hires across the U.S.: Emily Mosquera will drive institutional development in the Southeast, Jake Passero covers the Northeast institutional market, and Paul Schemel will serve institutional clients in the West. On the private wealth side, Sizwe Kamara will focus on Midwest wealth distribution. All report into Mike Woollatt, Head of Americas Client Solutions.

The recruitment push positions Hamilton Lane to capitalise on a sustained shift of capital into alternatives. The firm reports approximately $1.0 trillion in assets under management and supervision as of September 30, 2025, including roughly $145.4 billion in discretionary assets, and serves more than 2,330 clients globally. It employs about 770 professionals across multiple regions.

Woollatt characterised the hiring wave as tactical: the team is intended to enhance client engagement and scale distribution capacity as investor appetite for private assets broadens. For advisers and allocators, the new hires mean more front‑line resources dedicated to product education, portfolio construction and servicing—areas that industry surveys identify as critical in expanding private markets adoption.