Apollo Investor Day 2024
Board & Executive Officers
Board of Directors
Marc Beilinson
Marc Beilinson
Marc Beilinson is as an independent director, Chair of the compensation committee of Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s (“AGM”) board of directors and a member of the audit committee of AGM’s board of directors. He was elected to the AGM board of directors in January 2022. Mr. Beilinson has also served as an independent director of Athene Holding Ltd. (“AHL”) since 2013, and he is the lead independent director and a member of AHL’s conflicts committee and legal and regulatory committee. Mr. Beilinson served on the AHL compensation committee from August 2013 until December 2021. Since August 2011, Mr. Beilinson has been the Managing Director of Beilinson Advisory Group, a financial restructuring and hospitality advisory group that specializes in assisting distressed companies. Most recently, Mr. Beilinson served as Chief Restructuring Officer of Newbury Common Associates LLC (and certain affiliates) from December 2016 to June 2017. Mr. Beilinson previously served as Chief Restructuring Officer of Fisker Automotive from November 2013 to August 2014 and as Chief Restructuring Officer and Chief Executive Officer of Eagle Hospitality Properties Trust, Inc. from August 2011 to December 2014 and Innkeepers USA Trust from November 2008 to March 2012. Mr. Beilinson oversaw the Chapter 11 reorganization of Innkeepers USA, Fisker Automotive and Newbury Common Associates in his interim management roles as the Chief Restructuring Officer of those companies. Mr. Beilinson currently serves on the board of directors of Playtika, as well as several privately held companies. Mr. Beilinson has previously served on the boards of directors and audit committees of a number of public and privately held companies, including Exela Technologies, Westinghouse Electric, Caesars Acquisition Company, Wyndham International, Inc., Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc., Innkeepers USA Trust and Gastar Inc. Mr. Beilinson has a B.A. in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles and a J.D. from the University of California Davis Law School. Mr. Beilinson’s over thirty years of service to the boards of both public and private companies, and his extensive knowledge of legal and compliance issues, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 enhances AGM’s board of directors.
Jim Belardi
Jim Belardi
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, and Co-founder, Athene Holding Ltd.
James Belardi is a member of Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s (“AGM”) board of directors and a member of the executive committee of AGM’s board of directors. He was elected to the AGM board of directors in January 2022. Mr. Belardi is co-founder of Athene Holding Ltd. (“AHL”), and has served as AHL’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer since May 2009. In addition, Mr. Belardi is the founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Apollo Insurance Solutions Group LP (“ISG”), AHL’s investment manager. He is a member of AHL’s executive committee and ISG’s executive committee. Mr. Belardi is responsible for AHL’s overall strategic direction and management and the day-to-day management of its investment portfolio. Prior to founding AHL and ISG, Mr. Belardi was President of SunAmerica Life Insurance Company and was also Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of AIG Retirement Services, Inc., where he had responsibility for an invested-asset portfolio of $250 billion. He currently serves on the board of directors of ISG, Paulist Productions, where he chairs the investment committee, and Southern California Aquatics. Mr. Belardi swam in the 1976 and 1980 Olympic Swimming Trials and is a nine-time Masters Swimming World Record Holder. Mr. Belardi has a B.A. in economics from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Mr. Belardi’s demonstrated track record in and deep knowledge of the financial services business, including having founded both AHL and ISG, and his extensive experience in the insurance industry provides immense value to AGM’s and AHL’s board of directors.
Jessica Bibliowicz
Jessica Bibliowicz
Jessica Bibliowicz is as an independent director and Chair of the audit committee of Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s (“AGM”) board of directors. She was elected to the AGM board of directors in March 2022. Ms. Bibliowicz also served as an independent director and Chair of the audit committee of Apollo Asset Management, Inc.’s board of directors from March 2022 until September 2023. Ms. Bibliowicz is a successful entrepreneur and organizational leader within financial services with more than 30 years of experience with public and private companies. Notably, she became president and CEO of National Financial Partners (“NFP”), a leading provider of benefits, insurance and asset management services, in 1999 and Chairman of the company’s board in 2003 and took the company public later that year. She continued to serve in both roles until NFP was acquired in 2013. Earlier in her career, Ms. Bibliowicz held senior management positions at Prudential Mutual Funds and Smith Barney Mutual Funds. She is a member of the board of Prudential Insurance Funds and previously served on the board of directors for Sotheby’s until it went private in 2019. Ms. Bibliowicz has served on the Board of Fellows of Weill Cornell Medicine for more than 15 years and is currently Chair and also serves on the Board of Trustees of Cornell University and the Board of Trustees of New York-Presbyterian. Ms. Bibliowicz has a B.S. in government from Cornell University. Ms. Bibliowicz’s extensive business experience and leadership roles at both public and private companies makes her a valuable member of AGM’s board of directors.
Jay Clayton
Jay Clayton
Jay Clayton (Walter J. Clayton III) is the independent Chair, Chair of the executive committee and a member of the nominating and corporate governance committee of Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s (“AGM”) Board of Directors. He was elected to the AGM board of directors in January 2022. Mr. Clayton previously served as independent Chair of the board of directors of Apollo Asset Management, Inc. (“AAM”), while still a public company, from March 21, 2021 through December 2021, and, prior to that time, served as Lead Independent Director of the board of directors of AAM effective March 1, 2021. Mr. Clayton served as Chair of the SEC from May 2017 through December 2020. In addition to chairing the SEC, he was a member of the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets, the Financial Stability Oversight Council and the Financial Stability Board. Mr. Clayton also participated on the Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions. In addition to financial stability matters, Mr. Clayton’s participation in these domestic and international bodies focused on cybersecurity, climate risk and digital assets. Prior to joining the SEC, Mr. Clayton was a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, where he was a member of the firm’s Management Committee and co-head of the firm’s corporate practice and co-head of the cybersecurity group. From 2009 to 2017, Mr. Clayton was a Lecturer in Law and Adjunct Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and since July 2021 has been an Adjunct Professor at both the Wharton School and the Carey Law School of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Clayton currently serves on the board of directors of the American Express Company, a position he has held since October 2022. Mr. Clayton also is a Senior Policy Advisor and Of Counsel to Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, and he has advisory roles with several public and private companies and non-profit organizations. Mr. Clayton is also a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Systemic Resolution Advisory Committee. He also serves as an advisor to several firms in the cloud computing, Web3 and digital asset spaces. Mr. Clayton earned a B.S. in Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, a B.A. and M.A. in Economics from the University of Cambridge, and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Mr. Clayton’s breadth of professional and management experience, as well as his deep knowledge and understanding of the operation and regulation of private and public capital markets, make him a valuable member of AGM’s board of directors.
Michael Ducey
Michael Ducey
Michael Ducey is an independent director and a member of the audit committee of Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s (“AGM”) board of directors. He was elected to the AGM board of directors in January 2022. Mr. Ducey also served as an independent director and a member of the audit committee of Apollo Asset Management, Inc.’s (“AAM”) board of directors from 2011 through September 2023. Mr. Ducey also served as Chair of the conflicts committee of AAM’s board of directors from 2011 through December 2021. Mr. Ducey was with Compass Minerals International, Inc., from March 2002 to May 2006, where he served in a variety of roles, including as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director prior to his retirement in May 2006. Prior to joining Compass Minerals International, Inc., Mr. Ducey worked for nearly 30 years at Borden Chemical, Inc., in various management, sales, marketing, planning and commercial development positions, and ultimately as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director. Mr. Ducey served as an independent member of the board of Sisecam Resource Partners LLC (formerly Ciner Resources Corporation and prior to that OCI Resources LP) from September 2014 until June 2023, where he also served on the audit and conflicts committees. From September 2009 to December 2012, Mr. Ducey was the non-executive Chairman of TPC Group, Inc. and served on the audit committee and the environmental health and safety committee. He served on the board of Fenner, PLC from January 2017 to June 2018 and served on the Audit, Governance and Remunerations Committees. Mr. Ducey has significant prior experience on public company boards, including Verso Paper Holdings, UAP Holdings Corporation, Smurfit Stone Container Corporation and HaloSource, Inc. He graduated from Otterbein University with a degree in Economics and an M.B.A. in finance from the University of Dayton. Mr. Ducey’s comprehensive corporate background and his experience serving on various boards and committees adds significant value to AGM’s board of directors.
Dr. Kerry Healey
Dr. Kerry Healey
Kerry Murphy Healey is an independent director and Chair of the sustainability and corporate responsibility committee of Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s board of directors. She was elected to the AGM board of directors in January 2022. Dr. Healey served as an independent director of Apollo Asset Management, Inc.’s board of directors from March 2021 through December 2021. Dr. Healey was the inaugural president of the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream in Washington, DC, a position which she held from 2019-2022. Dr. Healey served as the President of Babson College from 2013-2019 and was elected President Emerita by the trustees of Babson College in 2021. Before coming to Babson, she served with distinction as the 70th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007, where she worked to lead, enact, and implement a wide range of policy and legislative initiatives for the Romney-Healey Administration. In 2008, Dr. Healey was appointed by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as a founding member of the Executive Committee of the U.S. State Department’s Public-Private Partnership for Justice Reform in Afghanistan (PJRA), a position to which she was later reappointed by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Prior to her public service, Dr. Healey worked for more than a decade as a public policy consultant to the United States Department of Justice for Cambridge-based think tank Abt Associates. Dr. Healey currently serves on the board of directors of Marti Technologies, Inc., where she serves as Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. Dr. Healey holds an A.B. in government from Harvard College and a Ph.D. in political science and law from Trinity College, Dublin. She has been a fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics and Harvard’s Center for Public Leadership. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Trilateral Commission, and a trustee of the American University of Afghanistan, the American University of Bahrain and Western Governors University. Dr. Healey’s public service experience and her role in government makes her a valuable member of AGM’s board of directors.
Mitra Hormozi
Mitra Hormozi
Mitra Hormozi is an independent director and a member of the compensation and sustainability and corporate responsibility committees of Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s (“AGM”) board of directors. She was elected to the AGM board of directors in January 2022, and served as a member of the nominating and corporate governance committee until September 2023. Ms. Hormozi has served as an independent director of Athene Holding Ltd. (“AHL”) since December 2018 and is the chair of AHL’s legal and regulatory committee. Ms. Hormozi is also a director of a number of AHL’s U.S. subsidiaries. Ms. Hormozi previously served on AHL’s compensation committee from 2019 until 2022. Ms. Hormozi has been a partner at Walden Macht & Haran LLP since January 2020. Ms. Hormozi was Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Revlon, Inc. from April 2015 to July 2019, where she was responsible for overseeing Revlon’s legal affairs worldwide. Earlier in her career, Ms. Hormozi was a federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of New York. She also previously served on the board of directors of Revlon from November 2019 until July 2020. Ms. Hormozi received a B.A. in history from the University of Michigan and a J.D. from the New York University School of Law. Ms. Hormozi’s extensive legal counsel experience provides value to AGM’s board of directors.
Pamela Joyner
Pamela Joyner
Pamela Joyner is an independent director and a member of the nominating and corporate governance committee of Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s (“AGM”) board of directors. She was elected to the AGM board of directors in January 2022. Ms. Joyner served as an independent director of Apollo Asset Management, Inc.’s board of directors from March 2021 through December 2021. Ms. Joyner is a founding partner of Avid Partners LLC, a strategic marketing consulting firm. Previously, she held senior positions at Bowman Capital Management LLC and Capital Guardian Trust Company. Ms. Joyner was an independent director of First Republic Bank, a position she held for over 17 years until May 2023. In that time, Ms. Joyner served as chair of First Republic Bank’s investment and compensation committee, and as a member of its governance committee. She is a trustee emeritus of Dartmouth College, Chair Emeritus of the Tate Americas Foundation, and a trustee of the Art Institute of Chicago and J. Paul Getty Trust. She was previously Co-Chair of the San Francisco Ballet Association. Ms. Joyner holds a B.A. from Dartmouth College, an M.B.A. from Harvard University and an Honorary Degree from Dartmouth College. Ms. Joyner’s extensive business experience and her prior service on the board of a regulated company makes her a valuable member of AGM’s board of directors.
Scott Kleinman
Scott Kleinman
Co-President, Apollo Asset Management
Scott Kleinman is a member of Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s (“AGM”) board of directors and a member of the executive committee of AGM’s board of directors. He was elected to the AGM board of directors in January 2022. Mr. Kleinman also served on the Athene Holding Ltd. board of directors from December 2018 through November 2023. Mr. Kleinman is Co-President of Apollo Asset Management, Inc. (“AAM”), a private company since September 2023, co-leading AAM’s day-to-day operations, including all of AAM’s revenue-generating businesses and enterprise solutions across its integrated alternative investment platform. He joined the AAM board of directors effective March 2021, and he became Co-Chair in January 2022. Mr. Kleinman joined Apollo six years after its inception in 1996, and he was named Lead Partner for Private Equity in 2009 prior to being named Co-President in 2018. Prior to joining Apollo, Mr. Kleinman was a member of the Investment Banking division at Smith Barney Inc. Mr. Kleinman also currently serves on the board of directors of Athora and previously served on the board of directors of Apollo Strategic Growth Capital and Apollo Strategic Growth Capital II. In 2014, Mr. Kleinman founded the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Board of Advisors at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design. He is also a member of the Board of Advisors of Nature Conservancy New York as well as the Board of Directors of White Plains Hospital, where he co-chaired the COVID-19 Relief Campaign. Mr. Kleinman received a B.A. and B.S. from the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School of Business, respectively, graduating magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa. Mr. Kleinman’s extensive knowledge of Apollo’s business and expertise in private equity investments enhance the breadth of experience of AGM’s board of directors.
A.B. Krongard
A.B. Krongard
A.B. Krongard is an independent director, Chair of the nominating and corporate governance committee, and a member of the audit committee of Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s (“AGM”) board of directors. He was elected to the AGM board of directors in January 2022. Mr. Krongard also served as an independent director and a member of the audit committee of Apollo Asset Management, Inc.’s (“AAM”) board of directors from 2011 through September 2023. Mr. Krongard also served as a member of the conflicts committee of AAM’s board of directors from January 2019 through December 2021. From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Krongard served as Executive Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Krongard served as Counselor to the Director of Central Intelligence. Prior to 1998, Mr. Krongard served in various capacities at Alex Brown, Incorporated, including serving as Chief Executive Officer beginning in 1991 and assuming additional duties as Chairman of the board of directors in 1994. Upon the merger of Alex Brown, Incorporated with Bankers Trust Corporation in 1997, Mr. Krongard served as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Bankers Trust Corporation and served in such capacity until assuming his position at the Central Intelligence Agency. Mr. Krongard served as the Lead Director of Under Armour, Inc. from 2006 to 2020. Mr. Krongard serves as Chair of the nominating and corporate governance committee and a member of the compensation committee of Iridium Communications Inc. and as a member of the audit committee of Icahn Enterprises L.P. Mr. Krongard served on the board of trustees of In-Q-Tel, Inc. from 2007 to 2022. Mr. Krongard graduated with honors from Princeton University and received a J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law, where he also graduated with honors. Mr. Krongard’s comprehensive corporate background contributes to the range of experience of AGM’s board of directors.
Pauline Richards
Pauline Richards
Pauline Richards is an independent director, a member of the audit committee, and member of the sustainability and corporate responsibility committee of Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s (“AGM”) board of directors. She was elected to the AGM board of directors in January 2022. Ms. Richards also served as an independent director and a member of the audit committee of Apollo Asset Management, Inc.’s (“AAM”) board of directors from 2011 through September 2023. Ms. Richards also served as a member of the conflicts committee of AAM’s board of directors from October 2020 to December 2021. From 2008 until 2023, Ms. Richards served as Chief Operating Officer of Trebuchet Group Holdings Limited. Ms. Richards also serves as a member of the Audit and Governance Committees of the board of directors of Wyndham Hotels and Resorts. Ms. Richards previously served on the board of Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd. from 2013 until March 2024 and on the board of Wyndham Worldwide from 2006 to 2018. Prior to 2008, Ms. Richards served as Director of Development of Saltus Grammar School from 2003 to 2008, as Chief Financial Officer of Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch (Bermuda) Limited from 2001 to 2003, and as Treasurer of Gulf Stream Financial Limited from 1999 to 2000. Ms. Richards graduated from Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada, with a B.A. in psychology and has obtained certification as a CPA, CMA. Ms. Richards’ extensive finance experience and her service on the boards of other public companies adds significant value to AGM’s board of directors.
Marc Rowan
Marc Rowan
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Marc Rowan is a Co-Founder and the Chief Executive Officer of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (“AGM”). He currently serves on the boards of directors of AGM and Athene Holding Ltd. (“AHL”). He is also a member of AGM’s and AHL’s board executive committees. Currently, Mr. Rowan is Chair of the Board of Advisors of the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. In addition, he is involved in public policy and is an initial funder and contributor to the development of the Penn Wharton Budget Model, a nonpartisan research initiative which provides analysis of public policy’s fiscal impact. An active philanthropist and civically engaged, Mr. Rowan is Chair of the Board of UJA-Federation of New York, the world’s largest local philanthropy helping 4.5 million people annually while funding a network of nonprofits in New York, Israel, and 70 countries. He is also a founding member and Chair of Youth Renewal Fund and Vice Chair of Darca, Israel’s top educational network operating 47 schools with over 27,000 students throughout Israel’s most diverse and under-served communities. He is an Executive Committee member of the Civil Society Fellowship, a partnership of ADL and the Aspen Institute, designed to empower the next generation of community leaders and problem solvers. Mr. Rowan graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business with a B.S. and an M.B.A. in Finance. Mr. Rowan’s extensive financial background and expertise in making and managing investments enhance the breadth of experience of the Company’s board of directors.
David Simon
David Simon
David Simon is an independent director of Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s (“AGM”) board of directors. He was elected to the AGM board of directors in January 2022. Mr. Simon served as an independent director of Apollo Asset Management, Inc.’s board of directors from June 2021 through December 2021. Mr. Simon is currently Chairman of the Board, CEO and President of Simon Property Group. Mr. Simon has been the CEO of Simon Property Group or its predecessor since 1995 and President of Simon Property Group since February 2019. He served as President of Simon Property Group’s predecessor from 1993 to 1996, and he has served as a director of Simon Property Group or its predecessor since the company’s incorporation in 1993, beginning his role as Chairman in 2007. Previously, Mr. Simon was Vice President of Wasserstein Perella & Company from 1988 to 1990, and an Associate at First Boston Corp. from 1985 to 1988. He is a member and former chairman of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts. He also serves as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Klépierre S.A., a publicly traded Paris-based European leader in shopping malls. Mr. Simon previously served as Chairman of the Board of Simon Property Group Acquisition Holdings, Inc., a special purpose acquisition company launched by Simon Property Group, from January 2021 through August 5, 2022. Mr. Simon earned a B.S. from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business and an M.B.A. from Columbia University. Mr. Simon’s decades of experience in financing, deal-making, and real estate, as well as his extensive business experience through his roles as Chairman of the Board, CEO and President of a regulated company, contribute immense value to AGM’s board of directors.
Lynn Swann
Lynn Swann
Lynn Swann is an independent director and a member of the compensation committee of Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s (“AGM”) board of directors. He was elected to the AGM board of directors in January 2022. Mr. Swann has also served as an independent director of Athene Holding Ltd. since September 2020, where he also serves as a member of the legal and regulatory committee. Mr. Swann is president of Swann, Inc., a marketing and consulting firm he founded in 1976. From 2016 to 2019, Mr. Swann served as the Athletic Director of the University of Southern California, where he was responsible for overall administration of 21 women’s and men’s Division I athletic programs at the university. Mr. Swann currently serves on the board of directors of American Homes 4 Rent, and he has previously served on the boards of a number of publicly-traded, privately-held and non-profit entities, such as Xylem Inc., Evoqua Water Technologies, Fluor Corporation and the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) of America. In addition to his extensive executive and board experience, Mr. Swann played nine seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001. He also previously worked on-air as a host, reporter and analyst for the American Broadcast Company (ABC-TV) for nearly 30 years and served as chairman of the national board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. President George W. Bush appointed Mr. Swann as the Chairman of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, where he served from 2002 to 2005. Mr. Swann received a B.A. from the University of Southern California. Mr. Swann’s experience serving on the board of directors of public, private and non-profit entities provides value to AGM’s board of directors.
Patrick Toomey
Patrick Toomey
Patrick Toomey is an independent director and serves on the Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility Committee of Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s (“AGM”) Board of Directors. He was appointed to the AGM board on February 21, 2023. Senator Toomey represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate from 2011 to 2023, serving on the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Budget; and Finance Committees, as well as the Joint Economic Committee and the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. He also chaired the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection. Senator Toomey previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1999 to 2005, where he was a member of the House Budget Committee. He began his career in financial services at Chemical Bank and then Morgan, Grenfell & Co. Senator Toomey has a B.A. in political science from Harvard University. Senator Toomey’s experience with economic and tax policy, financial regulation, and budgetary issues, as well his experience in the financial services industry, make him a valuable member of AGM’s board of directors.
Jim Zelter
Jim Zelter
Co-President, Apollo Asset Management
James Zelter is a member of Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s (“AGM”) board of directors and a member of the executive committee of AGM’s board of directors. He was elected to the AGM board of directors in January 2022. Mr. Zelter also serves as Co-Chair of Apollo Asset Management, Inc.’s (“AAM”) board of directors, a private company since September 2023. Mr. Zelter joined the AAM board of directors effective March 2021, and he became Co-Chair in January 2022. Mr. Zelter is Co-President of AAM, co-leading AAM’s day-to-day operations, including all of AAM’s revenue-generating businesses and enterprise solutions across its integrated alternative investment platform. Mr. Zelter joined Apollo in 2006, and served as the Chief Investment Officer of Apollo’s credit business from 2006 and became Co-President in January 2018. Since 2006, Mr. Zelter has also served in several senior roles at MidCap Financial Investment Corporation (f/k/a Apollo Investment Corporation), a publicly traded vehicle managed by Apollo, and served as a director on its board of directors from 2006 to 2020. Prior to joining Apollo, Mr. Zelter was with Citigroup Inc. and its predecessor companies from 1994 to 2006. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Zelter was Chief Investment Officer of Citigroup Alternative Investments, and prior to that he was responsible for Citigroup’s Global High Yield franchise. Prior to joining Citigroup in 1994, Mr. Zelter was a High Yield Trader at Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. Zelter has significant experience in global credit markets and has overseen the broad expansion of Apollo’s credit platform. He is a member of the Duke University Board of Trustees and a board member of DUMAC, Inc., the investment management company that oversees the Duke University endowment. Mr. Zelter also serves on the board of directors of the Partnership for New York City, and The Bridge Golf Foundation, as well as the Board of Fellows of Weill Cornell Medicine. Mr. Zelter has a B.A. in Economics from Duke University. Mr. Zelter’s extensive knowledge of Apollo’s business and expertise in credit investments enhances the breadth of experience of AGM’s board of directors.
Executive Officers
Marc Rowan
Marc Rowan
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Marc Rowan is a Co-Founder and the Chief Executive Officer of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (“AGM”). He currently serves on the boards of directors of AGM and Athene Holding Ltd. (“AHL”). He is also a member of AGM’s and AHL’s board executive committees. Currently, Mr. Rowan is Chair of the Board of Advisors of the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. In addition, he is involved in public policy and is an initial funder and contributor to the development of the Penn Wharton Budget Model, a nonpartisan research initiative which provides analysis of public policy’s fiscal impact. An active philanthropist and civically engaged, Mr. Rowan is Chair of the Board of UJA-Federation of New York, the world’s largest local philanthropy helping 4.5 million people annually while funding a network of nonprofits in New York, Israel, and 70 countries. He is also a founding member and Chair of Youth Renewal Fund and Vice Chair of Darca, Israel’s top educational network operating 47 schools with over 27,000 students throughout Israel’s most diverse and under-served communities. He is an Executive Committee member of the Civil Society Fellowship, a partnership of ADL and the Aspen Institute, designed to empower the next generation of community leaders and problem solvers. Mr. Rowan graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business with a B.S. and an M.B.A. in Finance. Mr. Rowan’s extensive financial background and expertise in making and managing investments enhance the breadth of experience of the Company’s board of directors.
Scott Kleinman
Scott Kleinman
Co-President, Apollo Asset Management
Scott Kleinman is a member of Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s (“AGM”) board of directors and a member of the executive committee of AGM’s board of directors. He was elected to the AGM board of directors in January 2022. Mr. Kleinman also served on the Athene Holding Ltd. board of directors from December 2018 through November 2023. Mr. Kleinman is Co-President of Apollo Asset Management, Inc. (“AAM”), a private company since September 2023, co-leading AAM’s day-to-day operations, including all of AAM’s revenue-generating businesses and enterprise solutions across its integrated alternative investment platform. He joined the AAM board of directors effective March 2021, and he became Co-Chair in January 2022. Mr. Kleinman joined Apollo six years after its inception in 1996, and he was named Lead Partner for Private Equity in 2009 prior to being named Co-President in 2018. Prior to joining Apollo, Mr. Kleinman was a member of the Investment Banking division at Smith Barney Inc. Mr. Kleinman also currently serves on the board of directors of Athora and previously served on the board of directors of Apollo Strategic Growth Capital and Apollo Strategic Growth Capital II. In 2014, Mr. Kleinman founded the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Board of Advisors at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design. He is also a member of the Board of Advisors of Nature Conservancy New York as well as the Board of Directors of White Plains Hospital, where he co-chaired the COVID-19 Relief Campaign. Mr. Kleinman received a B.A. and B.S. from the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School of Business, respectively, graduating magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa. Mr. Kleinman’s extensive knowledge of Apollo’s business and expertise in private equity investments enhance the breadth of experience of AGM’s board of directors.
Jim Zelter
Jim Zelter
Co-President, Apollo Asset Management
James Zelter is a member of Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s (“AGM”) board of directors and a member of the executive committee of AGM’s board of directors. He was elected to the AGM board of directors in January 2022. Mr. Zelter also serves as Co-Chair of Apollo Asset Management, Inc.’s (“AAM”) board of directors, a private company since September 2023. Mr. Zelter joined the AAM board of directors effective March 2021, and he became Co-Chair in January 2022. Mr. Zelter is Co-President of AAM, co-leading AAM’s day-to-day operations, including all of AAM’s revenue-generating businesses and enterprise solutions across its integrated alternative investment platform. Mr. Zelter joined Apollo in 2006, and served as the Chief Investment Officer of Apollo’s credit business from 2006 and became Co-President in January 2018. Since 2006, Mr. Zelter has also served in several senior roles at MidCap Financial Investment Corporation (f/k/a Apollo Investment Corporation), a publicly traded vehicle managed by Apollo, and served as a director on its board of directors from 2006 to 2020. Prior to joining Apollo, Mr. Zelter was with Citigroup Inc. and its predecessor companies from 1994 to 2006. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Zelter was Chief Investment Officer of Citigroup Alternative Investments, and prior to that he was responsible for Citigroup’s Global High Yield franchise. Prior to joining Citigroup in 1994, Mr. Zelter was a High Yield Trader at Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. Zelter has significant experience in global credit markets and has overseen the broad expansion of Apollo’s credit platform. He is a member of the Duke University Board of Trustees and a board member of DUMAC, Inc., the investment management company that oversees the Duke University endowment. Mr. Zelter also serves on the board of directors of the Partnership for New York City, and The Bridge Golf Foundation, as well as the Board of Fellows of Weill Cornell Medicine. Mr. Zelter has a B.A. in Economics from Duke University. Mr. Zelter’s extensive knowledge of Apollo’s business and expertise in credit investments enhances the breadth of experience of AGM’s board of directors.
Jim Belardi
Jim Belardi
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, and Co-founder, Athene Holding Ltd.
James Belardi is a member of Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s (“AGM”) board of directors and a member of the executive committee of AGM’s board of directors. He was elected to the AGM board of directors in January 2022. Mr. Belardi is co-founder of Athene Holding Ltd. (“AHL”), and has served as AHL’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer since May 2009. In addition, Mr. Belardi is the founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Apollo Insurance Solutions Group LP (“ISG”), AHL’s investment manager. He is a member of AHL’s executive committee and ISG’s executive committee. Mr. Belardi is responsible for AHL’s overall strategic direction and management and the day-to-day management of its investment portfolio. Prior to founding AHL and ISG, Mr. Belardi was President of SunAmerica Life Insurance Company and was also Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of AIG Retirement Services, Inc., where he had responsibility for an invested-asset portfolio of $250 billion. He currently serves on the board of directors of ISG, Paulist Productions, where he chairs the investment committee, and Southern California Aquatics. Mr. Belardi swam in the 1976 and 1980 Olympic Swimming Trials and is a nine-time Masters Swimming World Record Holder. Mr. Belardi has a B.A. in economics from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Mr. Belardi’s demonstrated track record in and deep knowledge of the financial services business, including having founded both AHL and ISG, and his extensive experience in the insurance industry provides immense value to AGM’s and AHL’s board of directors.
Martin Kelly
Martin Kelly
Chief Financial Officer
Martin Kelly is the Chief Financial Officer of Apollo Global Management, Inc. Mr. Kelly joined Apollo in 2012 and served as Chief Financial Officer of Apollo Asset Management, Inc. from September 2012 through February 2022. From January 2019 through December 2021, Mr. Kelly also served as our Co-Chief Operating Officer. From 2008 to 2012, Mr. Kelly was with Barclays Capital and, from 2000 to 2008, Mr. Kelly was with Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Prior to departing Barclays Capital, Mr. Kelly served as Managing Director, CFO of the Americas, and Global Head of Financial Control for their Corporate and Investment Bank. Prior to joining Lehman Brothers in 2000, Mr. Kelly spent 13 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, including serving in the Financial Services Group in New York from 1994 to 2000. Mr. Kelly was appointed a Partner of the firm in 1999. Mr. Kelly serves as an advisor to the audit and risk committees of The Hotchkiss School and as a trustee of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and The Westminster School. Mr. Kelly received a degree in Commerce, majoring in Finance and Accounting, from the University of New South Wales.
Whitney Chatterjee
Whitney Chatterjee
Partner & Chief Legal Officer
Whitney Chatterjee is Partner & Chief Legal Officer for Apollo Global Management, where she oversees and manages its legal and compliance team and serves on the Firm’s Leadership Team. Prior to joining Apollo in 2023, Whitney spent over 20 years at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP where she most recently served as a Partner in the Financial Services Group and Head of the Investment Management practice. She has extensive experience counseling investment managers to public and private funds, independent directors and trustees, fund sponsors, private investment funds and financial services companies on a wide variety of matters, including transactional, fund formation, regulatory, compliance and corporate governance matters. While at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Whitney collaborated with clients and investment management industry groups on significant legislative and regulatory developments affecting the asset management industry. Whitney received her J.D. from Columbia Law School and her B.A. from Hamilton College.