Advent International Toggle STRENGTH THROUGH DIVERSITY The next decade will be a transformational one for Advent, as we recruit and develop a new, diverse generation of talent, for a new world of work. This is essential for three reasons. Firstly, we passionately believe that greater diversity will further strengthen our open, inclusive culture. Secondly, diverse teams ask better questions and therefore help us make better investment decisions. Lastly, it is the right thing to do. We are making positive change globally across Advent’s offices, within our portfolio companies and in the communities in which we operate. At the portfolio level, we are working alongside management to drive initiatives to enhance diversity in our investee companies, as recently demonstrated through our collaboration with Harvard Business School on the Advent Leadership Academy, which aims to provide high-potential diverse leaders at our portfolio companies with the knowledge and skills to accelerate their professional development. In our communities we are working with organizations that are directly involved in helping to improve cohesion and support traditionally marginalized groups. OUR DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION MISSION We are committed to advocating and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion within Advent, our boards, our portfolio companies and our advisors. We believe success means equality of opportunity for all of our people, thus creating an inclusive environment that values diversity of background, experience, ideas and opinions. Enhancing diversity efforts across all underrepresented groups supports our most important asset, our employees, and, we believe, makes us more competitive and better investors. IN OUR OWN WORDS EDWARD NWACHUKU “The Investment Committee routinely ask the Associates for their view first. It’s daunting, but also a real measure of respect for the more junior members of the team.” EDWARD NWACHUKU Associate New York READ MORE> JULIANA ZAPATA ZINAB BERCHEQ SERENA BIAN The transformation is organized and measured around three central pillars that are each under-pinned by our unique culture: RECRUIT It all starts with recruitment. We are building diverse global teams for the future, to meet the needs of our employees, to create diversity of thought, especially around our investment making decisions, and to connect with a diverse group of portfolio companies, investors and advisors. And for our junior and mid-level positions, we are educating and supporting underrepresented people who are interested in building a career in finance to consider a career in private equity. We believe this will benefit the industry as we all work towards shifting the landscape as a community. RETAIN Our benefits program is built around the diverse needs of all our employees. We recognise that people have very different needs at different points in their careers; for them to have a long and fulfilling future with Advent, they need to feel supported in all aspects of their life with the firm. We support pay and promotion equity, inclusive benefit programs for all family structures, genders and sexual orientation, and promote a working environment that seeks balance in life through commitments to family, community service and outside interests. DEVELOP Growing the future leadership of the firm from within is integral to the protection and development of our culture. We foster a creative environment that promotes engagement through awareness and training, help managers address and reduce unconscious biases, and break down stereotypes and perceived barriers to advancement opportunities to all underrepresented groups. The programs we have put in place are proactively designed to enable all employees equal opportunity to become the leaders of the future. CULTURE Our corporate culture runs through all of our initiatives. We expect our people to voice-up within a culture that values difference. In fact, encouraging open debate is a critical component of who we are and our overall mission. We want to recruit the best into a culture that allows them to be their best selves at every stage in their Advent journey. We view diversity and inclusion objectives with the same lens as any critical business objective where all people feel respected and treated fairly. Our inclusive culture is critical to Advent’s success in building a firm that hires, develops and retains extraordinary people, where everyone thrives and is given opportunities to succeed. OVERSIGHT This journey towards greater diversity and inclusion is overseen by a firmwide DEI Committee and regional sub-committees that draw from a broad spectrum of leadership. ADVENT’S GLOBAL DEI COMMITTEE Ann Anastasia Vice President HR, Americas and Greater China Boston Chloe Baker Associate Boston Johanna Barr Managing Director and Global Co-Head of Limited Partner Services London Nicolas Chavanne Managing Director London Tricia Glynn Managing Director Boston Shweta Jalan Managing Director Mumbai Yusef M. Kassim Managing Director New York Martina Pfeifer Director Frankfurt Nick Rose Managing Director London Contact Important notice Terms & conditions Privacy policy © 2002-2021 Advent International Corporation. All rights reserved