Ryan Smith
Principal, Secondary Investments
Ryan is a Principal on Hamilton Lane’s Secondary Investment Team, where he is responsible for due diligence and execution of secondary investments. Prior to joining Hamilton Lane in 2016, Ryan was an Associate with CVF Capital, a California-based private equity firm. Previously, he worked at Cambridge Associates, where he evaluated fund investment opportunities out of the firm’s Boston office. Ryan began his career as a Financial Analyst in the Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs.
Ryan received an M.B.A. from The University of Chicago and a B.S. in Finance from Brigham Young University.
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