Adil Haque

Haque earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering at the University of Michigan.⁠[1]

From June to August 1996, he was a web-application development intern at the University of Michigan.⁠[2]

He interned in supply-chain analysis at General Cable in summer 1997 and was a University of Michigan graduate student instructor from September 1997 to December 1998. From June to August 1998, he also interned as a systems analyst at Deloitte.⁠[2]

From February 1999 to June 2001, he was a McKinsey business analyst, advising technology, retail and financial-services businesses.⁠[2][1]

Haque worked at Apax from July 2001 to June 2014, listing his position as Principal. He initially invested across venture, growth, buyout and hedge-fund strategies before moving into investor relations and fundraising.⁠[2]

His own profile lists Trizetto, SMART Technologies, Audible, Jamdat, Preventsys and WiderThan among investment examples. It does not specify his individual leadership of each transaction or investment returns.⁠[2]

He joined EQT in August 2014 and remained until September 2026. His own profile records that he co-led capital raising and client relations in the Americas from 2014 to 2025.⁠[2][3]

FINRA’s BrokerCheck records registrations at two EQT broker-dealer entities with different CRD numbers, from May 2017 to June 2021 and October 2023 to September 2026. These periods differ from his overall employment at EQT.⁠[3]

EQT announced his promotion to Partner on February 7, 2020, listing him in Client Relations and Capital Raising in New York. The promotion took effect on February 1.⁠[4]

Zaman International’s 2020 annual report identifies Haque as the first member of its National Advisory Committee, supporting the nonprofit’s strategic development. The organization focuses on women and children facing poverty. Its public National Advisory Council roster continues to list him.⁠[5][6]

His profile describes Americas capital-raising and client-relations leadership alongside global infrastructure-product leadership in 2024–2025. Later in his tenure, he became Head of Institutional Product Management, the final EQT role confirmed by Lightspeed’s biography, covering institutional fundraising execution, sales enablement, co-investments and senior stakeholder management.⁠[2][1]

Haque joined Lightspeed in September 2026 as Partner and Head of Capital Partnerships. In his October announcement, he described discussions with Bejul Somaia, Ravi Mhatre and Rob Horton and connected the move to building institutional partnerships that support founders.⁠[2][7]

Lightspeed said Haque would lead direct engagement with institutional capital providers, understand their priorities and connect them with the investment team’s insights. It linked the appointment to AI-driven industry change, value creation before IPOs and institutional demand for venture exposure; these are the firm’s stated business views.⁠[8]

The BrokerCheck report retrieved on October 12, 2026 states that Haque was not currently registered as a broker and lists no disclosure events. This describes that system’s record at the time, rather than a comprehensive assessment of all professional activity.⁠[3]

In his joining announcement, Haque emphasized the teachers, firefighters, police officers, employees and charitable beneficiaries behind institutional capital. He advocates relationships extending beyond fund commitments through co-investments, customized strategies and continuing dialogue about investment opportunities and the team’s insights.⁠[7][1]