Key Takeaways
- • Miras Investments, a Middle East-based multigenerational family office founded in 1980, has appointed Matthew Lesesky as Global Head of Private Equity, reporting directly to CIO Elizabeth Hewitt.
- • Lesesky previously spent about 14 years at UNC Management Company, most recently as Managing Director on its private investment team, where he helped oversee private equity across venture capital, growth equity, and buyout strategies for the $17 billion UNC Investment Fund.
- • Lesesky will oversee Miras's worldwide private equity program, which primarily commits to third-party commingled funds and includes selective co-investments alongside managers.
- • His remit covers portfolio construction, commitment pacing, investment selection, risk management, and building relationships with external investment managers.
- • Miras joined the appointment to its broader push across private equity, venture capital, and hedge funds, with Lesesky joining the firm in October 2026.
Summary
Miras Investments, a globally diversified institutional family office based in the Middle East, has appointed Matthew Lesesky as Global Head of Private Equity. Lesesky will oversee the firm's worldwide private equity investment program and report directly to Chief Investment Officer Elizabeth Hewitt. The appointment strengthens the firm's alternative investment capabilities as it continues allocating capital across private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, and other strategies. Miras, founded in 1980, operates as a multigenerational family office with an institutional investment structure and a long history of partnering with external asset managers.
The firm's private equity activity primarily involves commitments to commingled funds managed by third-party investment firms, and it also incorporates selective co-investments that allow Miras to participate directly alongside managers in individual transactions. Lesesky will work with Hewitt, the Investment Committee, and shareholders on portfolio construction, capital commitment pacing, investment selection, and risk management. He will also evaluate private equity opportunities across global markets and strengthen relationships with investment managers.
Lesesky brings nearly three decades of investment experience, including substantial work managing alternative portfolios for nonprofit institutions. Before joining Miras in October 2026, he spent approximately 14 years at UNC Management Company, the Chapel Hill-based organization that manages long-term investments and endowment assets for the University of North Carolina System. As Managing Director on the private investment team, he helped oversee private equity investments across venture capital, growth equity, and buyout strategies for the $17 billion UNC Investment Fund, including developing portfolios, selecting external managers, and managing long-term institutional capital commitments. Earlier roles include investment management positions at Hatteras Funds and Pacific Corporate Group Capital Partners, as well as stints at Citigroup's Investment Banking division and early-stage venture firm Fusion Ventures.
Hewitt said Lesesky has built an exceptionally strong track record managing alternative investments for non-profit and asset manager brands, and that his focus on the US lower middle market will be highly relevant to Miras's portfolio. Lesesky said he looks forward to positioning Miras as a preferred, long-term partner to leading investment firms. The family office maintains investment teams in the United States and the Middle East and manages a diversified portfolio spanning public equities, hedge funds, private equity, and venture capital.
The firm's private equity activity primarily involves commitments to commingled funds managed by third-party investment firms, and it also incorporates selective co-investments that allow Miras to participate directly alongside managers in individual transactions. Lesesky will work with Hewitt, the Investment Committee, and shareholders on portfolio construction, capital commitment pacing, investment selection, and risk management. He will also evaluate private equity opportunities across global markets and strengthen relationships with investment managers.
Lesesky brings nearly three decades of investment experience, including substantial work managing alternative portfolios for nonprofit institutions. Before joining Miras in October 2026, he spent approximately 14 years at UNC Management Company, the Chapel Hill-based organization that manages long-term investments and endowment assets for the University of North Carolina System. As Managing Director on the private investment team, he helped oversee private equity investments across venture capital, growth equity, and buyout strategies for the $17 billion UNC Investment Fund, including developing portfolios, selecting external managers, and managing long-term institutional capital commitments. Earlier roles include investment management positions at Hatteras Funds and Pacific Corporate Group Capital Partners, as well as stints at Citigroup's Investment Banking division and early-stage venture firm Fusion Ventures.
Hewitt said Lesesky has built an exceptionally strong track record managing alternative investments for non-profit and asset manager brands, and that his focus on the US lower middle market will be highly relevant to Miras's portfolio. Lesesky said he looks forward to positioning Miras as a preferred, long-term partner to leading investment firms. The family office maintains investment teams in the United States and the Middle East and manages a diversified portfolio spanning public equities, hedge funds, private equity, and venture capital.
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