Artifact Details

Title

French, T. Bondurant oral history

Catalog Number

102792280

Type

Document

Description

Bondurant French is Chief Executive Officer of Adams Street Partners, LLC, and had been with Adams Street Partners and its predecessor organizations since 1980. He has been instrumental in the development of its private equity investment strategies, fund management and client service.

Bon 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. He was also a contributor to the ICFA's first book on the subject of private markets investments, Investing in Venture Capital (1988).

In addition, 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.

Showing a broad range of interests, Bon is a Trustee of Northwestern University, Trustee of the Chicago History Museum, member of the Kellogg Graduate School of Management Private Equity Advisory Council, member of the Kellogg School of Management Dean's Advisory Board, member of the CFA Institute, member of the Investment Analysts Society of Chicago Leadership Council, member of the Economic Club of Chicago, Director of the Center for Railroad Photography and Art, former Director of the National Venture Capital Association and former member of the Chicago 2016 Olympic Committee.

Date

2011-12-16; 2012-05-08

Contributor

French, T. Bondurant, Interviewee
Kolker, Carole, Interviewer

Publisher

National Venture Capital Association (NVCA)

Place of Publication

Chicago, IL

Extent

90 p.

Format

PDF

Category

Transcription

Collection Title

NVCA-Venture Forward Oral History Collection

Credit

Gift of National Venture Capital Association

Lot Number

X8628.2018