My guest on the first episode of Private Equity Masters is John Toomey, one of two members of the Executive Management Committee at HarbourVest Partners. For more than thirty years, HarbourVest has invested across all parts of the private equity spectrum – in funds, secondaries, and direct co-invests. Today, it oversees over $75 billion of assets and canvasses the world.

Our conversation discusses the early days of private equity investing, evolution of strategies across primaries, co-invests, and secondaries, international expansion, best practices of managers, the next wave of growth opportunities, and risks with some of the long-time leaders in private equity.

John has a unique perch at the top of the industry and offers a wonderful perspective to kick off the mini-series.