# Lara Banks at Makena Capital Management, LLC > Lara Banks, Managing Director and Co-Head of Private Equity at Makena Capital Management, LLC. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/lara-banks (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Menlo Park, US · Family office # Lara Banks Managing Director and Co-Head of Private Equity at [Makena Capital Management, LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/makena-capital-management-llc) Email Follow Lara Banks and see their new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fperson%2Flara-banks) Profile summary - **Rounds named:** - none observed - **Filings:** 8 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 1 +5 mentions What this record rests on - **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - ✓ **On filings** 8 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Makena Capital Management, LLC - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. 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Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=lara-banks) ## The firm [**Makena Capital Management, LLC** Asset manager · US **0** cheques in 12 months **1** all time **0** led quiet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/makena-capital-management-llc) ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Other investment fund **Makena Perpetual U.S. Real Estate Fund, L.P.** Managing Director of the Onshore UGP since 2026 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Makena Capital Management, LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/makena-capital-management-llc)** Managing Director of the General Partner since 2026 - SEC Form D · Other investment fund **Makena Active Equity Portfolio, L.P.** Managing Director of the Ultimate General Partner on 2 filings · since 2025 - SEC Form D · Other investment fund **Makena Perpetual U.S. Real Estate Fund (Cayman), L.P.** Managing Director of the Onshore UGP since 2025 - SEC Form D · Other investment fund **Makena Perpetual Venture Capital Fund, L.P.** Managing Director of the Onshore UGP on 2 filings · since 2025 - SEC Form D · Other investment fund **MAKENA CAPITAL SPLITTER B L P** Managing Director of the Ultimate General Partner on 2 filings · since 2025 - SEC Form D · Other investment fund **Makena Opportunity Fund (Cayman), L.P.** A Managing Director of Makena Capital Management GP, LLC since 2025 - SEC Form D · Other investment fund **Makena Opportunity Fund, L.P.** A Managing Director of Makena Capital Management GP, LLC since 2025 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Makena Capital Management, LLC - [**Bill Mcgrath** Operations and Finance *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-mcgrath) - [**Brian Rodde** Managing Director *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/brian-rodde) - [**Cristin Chinn** Managing Director, Head of Human Capital *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/cristin-chinn) - [**Derek Lapcevic** Managing Director Performance Reporting *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/derek-lapcevic-cfa) - [**Frank Perez** Managing Director - Head of Operational Due Diligence *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/frank-perez) - [**Jackson Garton** Managing Director & Co-Chief Investment Officer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jackson-garton) - [**Joe Dekker** Managing Director *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/joe-dekker) - [**Jonathan Chan** Operations and Finance *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jonathan-chan-4) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 8 Sept 2025 · 36 min 491. How AI Reshapes LP Allocation Strategy, The Convergence of Venture and Buyout, and Permanent Shifts to Liquidity (Lara Banks) With [Lara Banks](https://millionrounds.com/person/lara-banks) About this episode Lara Banks of Makena Capital Management joins Nick to discuss How AI Reshapes LP Allocation Strategy, The Convergence of Venture and Buyout, and Permanent Shifts to Liquidity. In this episode we cover: Underwriting New Funds and Long-Term Partnerships Criteria for Investment and Deal Breakers… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Lara Banks in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 2 Apr 2026 · 9 min Investor Stories 469: What Visionary Leaders at Pixxel, eToro, and Founders Fund Do Differently (Mohapatra, Banks, Orlovski) Mentions [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[Hemant Mohapatra](https://millionrounds.com/person/hemant-mohapatra)[Lara Banks](https://millionrounds.com/person/lara-banks) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Hemant Mohapatra of Lightspeed India Lara Banks of Makena Capital Management Victor Orlovski of R136 Ventures We asked guests to discuss the most visionary founder that they've worked with and what makes them so… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 26 Feb 2026 · 5 min Investor Stories 462: Study the Masters, Develop Your Own Eye, and Stop Outsourcing Conviction (Wang, Mohapatra, Banks) Mentions [Sapphire Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sapphire-ventures)[Casber Wang](https://millionrounds.com/person/casber-wang)[Hemant Mohapatra](https://millionrounds.com/person/hemant-mohapatra)[Lara Banks](https://millionrounds.com/person/lara-banks) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Casber Wang of Sapphire Ventures Hemant Mohapatra of Lightspeed India Lara Banks of Makena Capital Management We asked guests for the most important piece of advice that they'd share with folks early in their… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 19 Feb 2026 · 6 min Investor Stories 460: The Math Behind Venture Returns, When Sizing Matters More Than Selection, and Growth Over Discounts (Wallach, Okike, Banks) Mentions [Time BioVentures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/time-bioventures)[Lara Banks](https://millionrounds.com/person/lara-banks)[Nnamdi Okike](https://millionrounds.com/person/nnamdi-okike) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: D.A. Wallach of Time BioVentures Nnamdi Okike of 645 Ventures Lara Banks of Makena Capital Management We asked guests to tell the most important lesson they've learned in their career. The host of The Full… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 8 Jan 2026 · 8 min Investor Stories 451: Why I Passed: Moving Too Slowly, Misreading Return Drivers, and Passing on Lyft (Banks, Tananbaum, Cohen) Mentions [David Cohen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-cohen)[Foresite Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forsite-capital)[Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)[Jim Tananbaum](https://millionrounds.com/person/jim-tananbaum)[Lara Banks](https://millionrounds.com/person/lara-banks) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Lara Banks of Makena Capital Management Jim Tananbaum of Foresite Capital David Cohen of Techstars Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out.… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 8 Dec 2025 · 7 min Investor Stories 445: Navigating High Stakes Conflicts: Partnership Tension, Capital Inflection Points, and the Risks of Underfunding (Terbell and Clark, Banks, Tananbaum) Mentions [Foresite Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forsite-capital)[Jim Tananbaum](https://millionrounds.com/person/jim-tananbaum)[Lara Banks](https://millionrounds.com/person/lara-banks) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jon Terbell and Ted Clark of FourBridge Partners Lara Banks of Makena Capital Management Jim Tananbaum of Foresite Capital We discuss major conflicts that guests have faced and how they resolved them. The host… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=lara-banks). ## Find people like Lara Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)