Ultra-High-Net-Worth Advisor Joins Adams Street Partners’ Board
Jeff Colin has joined the board of directors of Adams Street Partners, LLC, a private markets investment management firm. Colin succeeds Jeffrey Diermeier, who is retiring from the Board after 15 years of dedicated service and leadership.
Colin brings more than three decades of experience advising ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, with expertise in wealth planning, investment strategy, and asset allocation. He is the founder of Baker Street Advisors, a wealth management firm established in 2004, where he currently serves as partner emeritus and a member of the firm’s Management Committee.
“Jeff brings a thoughtful investor perspective and extensive experience advising sophisticated clients across market cycles,” said Jeffrey Diehl, managing partner and head of Investments at Adams Street. “His insights into wealth management and long-term portfolio construction will be invaluable as Adams Street continues expanding its global private markets platform. We are excited to welcome him to the Board.”
Colin began his career advising some of the nation’s wealthiest families in 1991. Prior to founding Baker Street Advisors, he held senior leadership positions at Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown and Robertson Stephens and previously worked in private wealth management at Goldman Sachs. He earned both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
“I’m honored to join the Adams Street Board of Directors,” said Colin. “Adams Street has built a highly respected global private markets platform and long-standing culture of partnership. I look forward to working alongside the Board and leadership team to support the firm’s continued growth and long-term success.”
The firm also announced the retirement of Jeffrey Diermeier from the Board of Directors. “It has been a privilege to work alongside Jeff Diermeier for more than four decades — through our shared history at First Chicago Investment Advisors, Brinson Partners, UBS Asset Management, and Adams Street Partners,” said Bon French, chairman of the Board, Adams Street. “Jeff has been an exceptional mentor and a deeply valued Board member, and his impact on our firm will endure. While his retirement is bittersweet, we have every confidence that Jeff Colin will build on that remarkable legacy and help guide Adams Street as we continue our disciplined, purposeful growth into the future.”