Bio
Les is an advisor to TL Ventures. Les is also Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sarr Group, LLC (“SARR”). SARR is a diversified holding company for his family’s investments including retail automotive, real estate, print media, hospitality service, and technology sectors, as well as financial management. Prior to SARR, Les founded and was Chairman Emeritus of Hamilton Lane, focusing on the firm's strategic initiatives and direction, as well as its investment decision-making through his participation on the firm's Investment Committee. Hamilton Lane is the world’s leading Private Equity advisory and management firm with over 40 Billion US in assets under advisement and management. Les was also a member of the board of directors of the Richcourt Group, a Hamilton Lane company specializing in hedge fund of funds management. Les has over 30 years of investment banking, commercial banking and financial advisory experience. Prior to founding Hamilton Lane, he was a Managing Director and cofounder of the investment banking group of Fidelity Bank in Philadelphia, Vice President in the Corporate Finance Division of E.F. Hutton & Co. in New York, and Vice President of Lloyds International Corporation. Les began his career with Chemical Bank in Seoul, South Korea, where he was Assistant Vice President and Chief Credit Officer. He is fluent in both French and Korean. Les is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Les also serves on the Board of Directors and chairs the Audit Committee of Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE “MRK”), Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE “BR”), and NXT Capital, a structured finance company, and is a former director of Philadelphia Media Holdings, LLC (the holding company for the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News). Les is also a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.In addition, Les was Chairman of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s S.B.I.C. Advisory Council, and a member of the Committee for the Reinvention of the S.B.A. Les received a B.S. from the State University of New York at Buffalo, where he has been recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus, and he is a Trustee of the University at Buffalo Foundation, Inc. Les is also a former Trustee of The Episcopal Academy in Merion, PA.
Career
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Hamilton Lane Advisors LLC - founderGlobal private markets asset management firm.Email: [email protected] |
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TL Ventures IncVenture capital firm |