Brijesh Jeevarathnam will join alternative investments firm Adams Street Partners on June 1 as a partner and co-head of global venture fund investments, said Shree Dhond, spokesman.
It is a new position. Mr. Jeevarathnam will be based in Adam Street's Menlo Park, Calif., office. He was previously a managing director and co-head of global venture capital and global emerging markets at Commonfund.
Kent Scott, a managing director at Commonfund Capital and a 14-year Commonfund veteran, has been named co-head of venture capital to succeed Mr. Jeevarathnam, said spokesman Kyle Kuhnel in an e-mail.