Adam Clemens, CFA serves as Co-Head of the firm’s co-investment team and is a member of the firm’s management committee. Adam joined Portfolio Advisors in 2010 and has been working in the private markets since 1985. Prior to joining Portfolio Advisors, he was the Co-Founder and President of New York Life Capital Partners (“NYLCAP”), the captive manager of alternative assets for New York Life Insurance Company and third-party investors. Prior to founding NYLCAP, Adam was the Head of Private Equity and Leveraged Finance within New York Life’s private finance group. Before that, Adam was a Vice President with Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company in the private placements department. Adam holds a B.S. from Georgetown University, an M.B.A. from Columbia University, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.