Fostering an environment that promotes mutual respect and acceptance among all team members, regardless of age, gender, race, ethnic origin, marital status, abilities, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or expression has been key to our success since our founding in 1982. More than forty years later, we strive to uphold this proud legacy by cultivating a culture where everyone can be their full selves, have a true sense of belonging, and thrive.
Our Culture
Committing to constant progress
"For HarbourVest, our focus on people, culture, and community is about progress and responsibility. It means casting the widest net possible to find the best talent and providing everyone pathways to opportunity. It is a promise to foster an environment that enables us all to do our best work. And it is a commitment to making a proactive contribution to the communities in which we live and work."
Kelley King
Senior Vice President & Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer
HarbourVest University
Dedicating ourselves to continuous learning
HarbourVest University (HVU) supports employee development through live training sessions, on-demand digital courses and microlearnings.
- Digital On-Demand Courses
- Live Training Sessions
HarbourVest University offers live courses that are either virtual or in-person events to accommodate employee work styles and locations.
Examples of live DEI training programs are listed below:
- Global Respectful Workplace
Required review of our Global Respectful Workplace Policy which was adopted to formalize the standards of behavior we expect from each other to ensure all members of the HarbourVest community are treated with respect and dignity. Training includes in-depth exploration of these values and how to practically implement them in the workplace. - Conscious Inclusion
Required training designed to help our team explore the impact of conscious and unconscious bias, consider the science behind these phenomena, and build awareness of their own reactions to daily events. During each session, participants work together to identify actions that foster inclusive behavior in the workplace and our communities. - Talent Selection
Three-hour training sessions to examine best practices for eliminating bias throughout the hiring process. Real-life scenarios focus on behavioral interviewing and provide hiring managers with a toolkit to successfully navigate a full recruiting cycle.
- Employees have access to 8,000+ interactive digital courses on a wide variety of professional development topics ranging from highly technical courses to relevant business skills courses.
- A full suite of digital on-demand Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion courses and microlearnings are available, including specific courses on microagressions, allyship, and inclusive language.
- To assist with DEI educational journeys, learning paths have been created to guide employees through a sequence of courses relating to a topic or behavior.
Strengthening the communities in which we live and work
Our charitable giving and volunteering program provides opportunities for our teams around the globe to support causes that are important to them.
Volunteer weeks:
Colleagues worldwide come together to embrace both virtual and in-person opportunities to donate their time to local causes during business hours.
Employee service days:
Each employee gets two days of paid “time off” per year to volunteer with organizations addressing social inequality in our local communities.
Working to make access to private capital more equitable
We have a long history of supporting emerging and underrepresented managers. This commitment includes working to identify promising fund managers, connect them with capital, and engage with the industry to make meaningful improvement to provide greater access to capital for these managers.
As a leading global LP we utilize our platform to maintain the widest possible funnel and strong deal pipeline with GPs seeking capital for their first, second, and third-time funds.
Our partners
HarbourVest team members are actively engaged in leadership positions with the following organizations focused on advancing varying DEI initiatives:
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We are honored to have been recognized for our work
