Volkert is the chief executive officer and a founder of AlpInvest Partners. He joined AlpInvest Partners in 2000, which now manages private equity commitments exceeding €40 billion and has offices in Amsterdam, Hong Kong, New York and London.

Prior to joining AlpInvest Partners, Volkert was a partner and director of Dresdner Kleinwort Benson (DKB) in New York, where he sourced and executed private equity transactions for DKB's $3 billion private equity portfolio. Prior to that, he was an investment banker at Dillon Read and Morgan Stanley International in London. With nearly 25 years of investment experience, Volkert oversees AlpInvest Partners' strategy direction and investment decisions.

Volkert received his law degree from Leyden Law School. He is director of DTG and chairs the Millennium Promise Netherlands Foundation.