Jeffrey Akers

Jeff Akers is a Partner and Head of Secondary Investments at Adams Street Partners, a global private equity firm with $58 billion in assets under management, responsible for a secondary business comprising over $9 billion in AUM. In this role since April 2006, Jeff serves on the Executive Committee and oversees strategy, investments, fundraising, and portfolio construction. Prior experience includes consulting at LEK Consulting, where responsibilities involved private equity due diligence and corporate growth strategies, as well as roles at William Blair Capital Partners as an Associate focused on private equity investments and as a Senior Analyst at William Blair & Company. Jeff began their career at SunTrust Equitable Securities as an Analyst. Academic credentials include an MBA in Finance and Strategy from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and a BS in Finance from Indiana University Bloomington.