What are the responsibilities and job description for the Intern, Investment Strategy & Risk Management (Summer 2026) position at Adams Street Partners?
Adams Street Partners (“Adams Street”) is a global private markets investment manager that has $62 billion in assets under management. The firm is 100% employee-owned, which fosters a positive and unique culture of collaboration, intellectual rigor, integrity, and a commitment to professional development. For the seventh year in a row, Adams Street was named one of Pension & Investments’ Best Places to Work in Money Management in 2024.
Employees operate as a single global team, integrating the expertise of the firm’s investment professionals across five strategies: primary investments, secondary investments, growth equity, private credit, and co-investments. Adams Street is considered a private markets pioneer and was inducted into the Private Equity Hall of Fame in 2000.
The firm was founded more than 50 years ago, and clients include leading public and corporate pension plans, foundations, endowments, insurance companies, registered investment advisors, and high net worth individuals worldwide.
Adams Street has offices in Austin, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, London, Munich, Menlo Park, New York, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto.
About The Summer Internship Program
Adams Street’s Summer Internship Program is a 10-week internship that provides an engaging and highly educational experience to undergraduates seeking to build a career in private markets. Our Summer Analysts gain a broad range of investment exposure by providing research, analytical and deal process support to our teams. The program is designed for rising seniors who are pursuing their bachelor’s degree, ideally in business, finance, economics, math, or computer science looking to gain a foundational understanding of the private markets industry. The internship program offers a unique set of financial training, professional development, and mentorship opportunities throughout the Summer.
Highlights Of Our Program Include
The Investment Strategy and Risk Management Team is responsible for the oversight of and input into the Firm’s top-down portfolio construction and ensuring client portfolios appropriately capture the firm’s bottom-up investment recommendations. The Summer Intern will focus on assisting the ISRM team across multiple functions, including Portfolio Allocation, Operational Due Diligence (ODD), Risk Management, and ESG.
Role Responsibilities
At Adams Street, We Hold Ourselves To High Standards And Expect The Same Of Our Internship Applicants. Ideal Candidates Must Have a Genuine Interest In Alternative Investments. Additional Characteristics Of a Successful Summer Intern At Our Firm Are
Employees operate as a single global team, integrating the expertise of the firm’s investment professionals across five strategies: primary investments, secondary investments, growth equity, private credit, and co-investments. Adams Street is considered a private markets pioneer and was inducted into the Private Equity Hall of Fame in 2000.
The firm was founded more than 50 years ago, and clients include leading public and corporate pension plans, foundations, endowments, insurance companies, registered investment advisors, and high net worth individuals worldwide.
Adams Street has offices in Austin, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, London, Munich, Menlo Park, New York, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto.
About The Summer Internship Program
Adams Street’s Summer Internship Program is a 10-week internship that provides an engaging and highly educational experience to undergraduates seeking to build a career in private markets. Our Summer Analysts gain a broad range of investment exposure by providing research, analytical and deal process support to our teams. The program is designed for rising seniors who are pursuing their bachelor’s degree, ideally in business, finance, economics, math, or computer science looking to gain a foundational understanding of the private markets industry. The internship program offers a unique set of financial training, professional development, and mentorship opportunities throughout the Summer.
Highlights Of Our Program Include
- Participation in cross-firm training sessions designed to offer visibility on the activities of different teams
- Access to internal training resources and the guidance of a mentor to bridge the educational gap
- Exposure to deal flow, strategy and operations as an observer in investment team meetings
- Human Resources sessions on professionalism in the workplace and career path coaching
- Active engagement with employees through summer social and networking events
The Investment Strategy and Risk Management Team is responsible for the oversight of and input into the Firm’s top-down portfolio construction and ensuring client portfolios appropriately capture the firm’s bottom-up investment recommendations. The Summer Intern will focus on assisting the ISRM team across multiple functions, including Portfolio Allocation, Operational Due Diligence (ODD), Risk Management, and ESG.
Role Responsibilities
- Work with ISRM and investment teams to optimize performance of Adams Street’s portfolios through disciplined fund management and deal allocation across a variety of rapidly growing strategies and structures
- Assisting with performing operational due diligence on alternative investment funds and managers for new prospective managers and as part of the ongoing monitoring process for existing relationships
- Assist in data and statistical analysis of portfolio company and fund level information to derive insights for portfolio management.
- Supporting the documentation process, data collection and researching best practices related to external investment manager operational risk oversight
- Conducting relevant competitive analysis and market research on the private markets industry to support the Firm’s ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) sustainability and responsible investing practices
- Participating in ad hoc projects, which may reflect the needs of the broader global investment platform
At Adams Street, We Hold Ourselves To High Standards And Expect The Same Of Our Internship Applicants. Ideal Candidates Must Have a Genuine Interest In Alternative Investments. Additional Characteristics Of a Successful Summer Intern At Our Firm Are
- Strong academic credentials with a major in finance, business, economics, math, computer science or other related studies
- High degree of resourcefulness in conducting research and analysis
- Demonstrable initiative, commitment toward excellence in work and great attention-to-detail
- Self-disciplined, takes accountability and operates with integrity
- Team oriented with a heavy emphasis on written and verbal communication
- Ability to act transparently by owning mistakes and learning from them
- High degree of professionalism by exercising discretion, judgment and honoring confidentiality
- Command of Microsoft applications including familiarity with Excel and PowerPoint
Salary : $38
