Board & Executive Officers

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.