John Suydam

New York, United States of America

Partner

John Suydam

John Suydam is a Partner & Senior Advisor at Apollo. He previously served as Chief Legal Officer of Apollo until December 2023. Prior to joining Apollo in 2006, John was Partner at O’Melveny & Myers LLP where he served as Head of Mergers and Acquisitions and Co-Head of the Corporate Department.

John received his JD from New York University and graduated from the State University of New York at Albany with a BA in History. He serves on the boards of the Legal Action Center, Environmental Solutions Worldwide and the American Investment Council. John is a member of the SEC Division of Investment Management’s Advisory Committee and Trustee of the New York University School of Law. John is also a director of St. Agnes Cathedral Parish and sits on the College of Holy Cross Board of Trustees.