Jeff Akers | Partner & Head of Secondary Investments at Adams Street Partners | PE Speaker Series

Please join us for the Private Equity Club's PE Speaker Series, as we host Jeff Akers from Adams Street Partners!

Jeff Akers is a Partner & Head of Secondary Investments at Adams Street Partners. With decades of experience in private equity, Jeff leads Adams Street Partners’ secondary business, including strategy, investments, fundraising, and portfolio construction.

During the event, we will discuss Jeff's career in private equity, Adam's Street's approach to secondaries and investing, and the growth of the secondaries market.

About Jeff Akers:

Jeff leads all aspects of the secondary business, including strategy, investments, fundraising, and portfolio construction. He is principally focused on leading North American secondary opportunities.

Prior to joining Adams Street, he was a strategy consultant with L.E.K. Consulting, where he managed the execution of market-related due diligence for several top-tier private equity firms.

Previously, Jeff worked for two years as an investment associate with William Blair Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private equity fund with $1 billion under management. At WBCP, he participated in all aspects of sourcing, evaluating, executing, and monitoring buyout and growth equity investments. He also has three years of investment banking experience with William Blair & Company and SunTrust Equitable Securities.

Jeff serves on the Advisory Board of several funds within Adams Street’s portfolio. He is also Chair of Adams Street’s Secondary Investment Committee and a member of the Executive Committee.

Jeff earned a BS in Finance from Indiana University and an MBA from Kellogg.

About Adams Street Partners:

Adams Street Partners is a global private markets investment manager with investments in more than 30 countries across five continents. The firm is 100% employee-owned and has approximately $61 billion in assets under management across primary, secondary, growth equity, credit, and co-investment strategies. Adams Street strives to generate actionable investment insights across market cycles by drawing on over 50 years of private markets experience, proprietary intelligence, and trusted relationships. Adams Street has offices in Austin, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, London, Menlo Park, Munich, New York, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo.

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