About Apollo

Our Firm

Since our founding in 1990, we have believed that adhering to our values is integral to our success. This has allowed us to build an innovative and collaborative culture that can support great businesses and generate attractive returns for our clients.

Our History

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Our Purpose

Our clients rely on our investment acumen to help secure their future. We must never lose our focus and determination to be the best investors and most trusted partners on their behalf.

Life at Apollo

we strive to be...

The leading provider of retirement income solutions to institutions, companies, and individuals.

The leading provider of capital solutions to companies. Our breadth and scale enable us to deliver capital for even the largest projects – and our small firm mindset ensures we will be a thoughtful and dedicated partner to these organizations. We are committed to helping them build stronger businesses.

A leading contributor to addressing some of the biggest issues facing the world today – such as energy transition, accelerating the adoption of new technologies, and social impact – where innovative approaches to investing can make a positive difference.

As One Apollo team, we believe that doing great work and having fun go hand in hand, and we are proud of what we can achieve together. We are building a unique firm of extraordinary colleagues who are the core of what makes Apollo.

Clean Sheet Thinking

We ask “what should be,” not “what is.” We build conviction through preparation and rigorous debate. When markets get loud, we slow down; when others pull back, we lean in.

No Walls

No Walls means we operate as One Apollo – across teams, asset classes, and geographies – to capture the best opportunities wherever they are. Trust is expected, collaboration is instinctive, and firm success comes before individual agendas.

Flat and Informal

Rigor matters. We operate on a minimum effective dose of bureaucracy. We speak up with humility, and challenge thinking in service of the right answer. The best idea wins, without unnecessary meetings or hierarchy.

Principal Mindset

We act like owners. We invest alongside our clients, putting our own capital at risk and standing behind every decision we make. That alignment sharpens judgment and reinforces accountability. We are the largest investor in our own products—we eat our own cooking.

Right Over Easy

We don’t chase narratives or consensus views. We focus on facts, sound judgment, and long-term responsibility. We’re willing to take uncomfortable or unpopular positions when they lead to better outcomes. Leadership here requires a strong moral compass.

Life’s Work

We treat this work as a craft—built over time through judgment, discipline, and continuous learning. Apollo is a place to build a career, with deep mentorship and a commitment to developing extraordinary talent for the long term. Caring for your team and developing talent in the moments that matter is how we win.

Our People

Apollo is known for taking on complex challenges that demand rigorous thinking – and for pursuing opportunities that others miss. We accomplish this by seeking out talented, committed people and bringing them together as one team.

Our People

Madhura Shah

Partner, India Lead

“We encourage and appreciate everyone as they are...I am exteremly proud of the team that we have here."

Matthew Michelini

Partner, Head of Asia-Pacific

“One of the things we’ve really benefited from… is the One Apollo approach. Everybody comes with a solutions mindset; everybody brings some unique perspective.”

Akila Grewal

Partner, Global Head of Product

“What I really like and enjoy about working at Apollo is that we are not complacent. We are constantly seeking new opportunities to evolve our business.”

Jamal Cherry

Principal, ACT Equity

“Being an associate at Apollo is really exciting…you get to drive the deal process and principals and partners look to you to be the key person.”

Paulomi Shah

Partner, Global Head of Operations, Enterprise Risk Management

“The investment that we’re making in culture, people, talent, and communication of the strategy is just phenomenal. I love working with my team every single day.”

Jordan Lubkeman

Principal, ACT Equity

“I am incredibly excited about where we are and where we're heading. There's just so much more to come from Apollo.”

Rajesh Jegadeesh

Principal, Private Equity

“Every single day at Apollo is a new set of opportunities.”

Seda Yalcinkaya

Partner, General Counsel - International

“The thing that attracted me to Apollo in the first place was its ambitious growth. And I thought that there was a great opportunity to be part of that growth.”

Ben Eppley

Partner, Real Assets

“What's kept me here is the collaborative atmosphere, the intellectual curiosity of my colleagues. I've never been more excited about the future of Apollo.”

Salim Hirji

Partner, Private Equity

"When we come in and there are three-person deal teams, you need every person on that deal team to be pulling their weight."

Neil Mehta

Partner, Head of New Markets

"After business school I came back and joined Apollo a second time… because of the integrated platform and the opportunity to build something really unique."