Bio

Edward Powers is a member of HarbourVest’s primary investment team, where he focuses on small, emerging and diverse managers. He also works closely with the firm’s Custom Solutions Group, with a focus on Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs). Ed joined HarbourVest in 2016 as part of the Firm’s acquisition of the BAML Capital Access Funds business. Ed began making private equity investments in 1997, and started his career making investments in various community development equity products. Ed received a BA in English and Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA and MA in Public Policy from the University of Chicago.