Mr. Pant is a Partner at Apollo and member of the Hybrid Value Team based in Singapore.  Prior to joining Apollo in 2008, Mr. Pant worked in the investment banking team at Merrill Lynch in its Singapore and Mumbai offices.  Mr. Pant currently serves on the board of directors of Global School Holdings. Mr. Pant graduated with an MBA from IIM Calcutta and is an electrical engineer by qualification.  He was awarded the Dr. K. Nath Public Trust Gold Medal for academic excellence in the MBA program. Mr. Pant is an advisory board member at Global Indian Foundation & Global Indian Cultural Centre.