By Elliot Gulliver-Needham The new co-CEO of private markets investment firm Hamilton Lane has one goal: getting retail investors to get excited about private markets. Erik Hirsch, who began in the role last month, has taken the top job at a pivotal time for his company, and indeed, the entire asset class. Private markets have enjoyed a rapid surge in popularity over the last couple of years, especially among retail investors, and Hamilton Lane has been eager to capitalise on it. The new co-CEO almost entirely credited the asset class boom to their accessibility to retail investors, as previou…