T. Bondurant French, CFA

Bon is responsible for the management of Adams Street Partners and actively participates as an investment professional. He is sought out by private equity firms, consultants and investors for advice and recommendations on a variety of private equity topics. Bon has been with Adams Street Partners and its predecessor organizations since 1980 and has been instrumental in the development of its private equity investment strategies, fund management and client service.

Bon has been a guest lecturer to business schools, Wall Street firms, private equity conferences and industry trade associations about various investment topics and strategies. He was a member of the CFA Institute Committee (then known as the Association for Investment Management and Research – AIMR), which made recommendations concerning standards for reporting performance in the private equity asset class. Bon was also a contributor to the ICFA’s first book on the subject of private markets investments, Investing in Venture Capital (1988).

Prior to joining the Firm in 1980, he was a private placement analyst and portfolio manager with Connecticut General Insurance Company in Hartford, Connecticut.

Bon sits on advisory boards for six private equity firms within the Adams Street Partners portfolio.

Previous Experience:
Brinson Partners/UBS Global Asset Management
Connecticut General Insurance Company

Academic:
Northwestern University, BA, MBA

Professional Affiliations:
Chairman of the Adams Street Partners Investment Committee and Executive Committee
Member of the Adams Street Partners Operating Committee and Portfolio Construction Sub-Committee
Trustee of Northwestern University
Member of the Kellogg Graduate School of Management Advisory Council
Member of the CFA Institute
Member of the Investment Analysts Society of Chicago Leadership Council
Trustee of the Chicago History Museum
Member of the Chicago 2016 Olympic Committee
Former Director of the National Venture Capital Association

Executive Assistant: Kris Toma