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John Stake

John is a Managing Director and Head of the Portfolio Management Group (PMG), based in the firm’s headquarters. In this role, John is focused on ensuring consistency of execution and return outcomes across the firm’s discretionary mandates, including commingled closed-end products, evergreen products and SMAs. He is also an Investment Committee member. 

Prior to leading PMG, John was Co-Head of the Strategic Partner Group, based in the London office and focused on firmwide strategic initiatives, specifically related to investments and portfolio management. He also previously served as Co-Head of the Fund Investment & Managed Solutions team, where he had global oversight of the recommendation of all primary fund investments. He began his career at Hamilton Lane in 2009, working across several areas including the firm’s Research and Allocation teams.