Adam Clemens Bio

Adam Clemens, CFA serves as Co-Head of the firm’s co-investment team. 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.