Darrell Hanks

Darrell Hanks is a Private Equity Principal at KKR, focusing on the Americas Private Equity sector with a specialization in software since July 2024. Prior experience includes an internship at Clearlake Capital Group, a Director of Strategy & Operations and Chief of Staff role at PDQ, a Private Equity Associate position at Sorenson Capital Partners concentrating on software and healthcare, and an Investment Banking Analyst role in the Leveraged Finance Group at J.P. Morgan. Darrell also served as a Venture Capital Associate at the University Growth Fund, which is noted as the largest student-run venture capital fund in the United States. Darrell is currently pursuing an MBA at The Wharton School and holds a degree from Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business.