Ed Charlesworth is Managing Director, Credit at Apollo, where he is responsible for Investment Risk Management across Europe, APAC, Emerging Markets and Investment Grade, including HGCS. He is a voting member of all relevant Credit Investment Committees including the Large Transaction Credit Investment Committee.

Ed joined Apollo in 2019 from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he held a number of senior roles across Wholesale Credit and Credit Risk. He brings more than 28 years of origination, underwriting and risk management experience across multiple asset classes including Leverage Finance, Structured and Principal Finance, High Grade Credit and Emerging Markets.

Ed graduated from Oxford University with a Master of Arts in Music. He is a Trustee and Chair of the Finance and Risk Committee of Live Music Now, a UK-based charity which creates social impact by taking professional musicians into nursing homes, special needs schools and other care settings.