Jordan Katz
Jordan is a Partner and Senior Investment Team Member of Advent Global Opportunities. Jordan joined AGO in 2015 at the inception of the fund and oversees AGO’s investments in a number of key sectors including aerospace and fintech. Prior to Advent Global Opportunities, Jordan was a member of the investment team of Belfer Management, a single-family office based out of New York. From 2011-2013, Jordan was an Associate at Crestview Partners, a middle-market private equity firm.He began his career in the investment banking division of JPMorgan. Jordan graduated from Princeton University where he was a member of the men’s rowing team.
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