Heather Miner

Heather Kennedy Miner is a Managing Director and serves as Chief Operating Officer, based in New York. She is responsible for driving Advent’s operations globally, overseeing the firm’s strategic growth initiatives, marketing and communications, and delivering on talent development priorities. Heather is a member of Advent’s Operating Committee (BOLT) and Global Culture and Inclusion Committee.
Prior to joining Advent in 2022, Heather worked at Goldman Sachs, where she held a number of leadership positions during her nearly two-decade tenure at the firm. Most recently, she served as Partner and Chief Operating Officer as well as Global Co-Head of Client Solutions and Capital Markets for Goldman Sachs’ $2+ trillion Asset Management business. Heather previously served as Goldman Sachs’ Global Head of Investor Relations. She began her career as an investment banker in the Financial Institutions Group at UBS.
Heather earned a BS in Finance from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College and an MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York University.