Apollo Asset Management

Bert Crouch is a Partner and Head of Real Estate Equity at Apollo Global Management, where he oversees Bridge Investment Group and the firm's legacy real estate platform. He joined Apollo in late 2025 from Invesco Real Estate, where he served as Head of North America since 2020, Chief Executive Officer of Invesco Commercial Real Estate Finance Trust since 2023, and Lead Portfolio Manager of opportunistic and credit funds beginning in 2010, having earlier worked at Hunt Realty and Wells Fargo's Real Estate Merchant Banking Group. Crouch holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin and serves on the boards of NAREIM and the Endowment Fund benefitting the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas.

Bret Leas is a Partner and Global Head of Asset-Backed Finance at Apollo Global Management, where he serves on the firm's Leadership Team and on the boards of Redding Ridge Asset Management, ATLAS SP Partners, and Apollo Asset Backed Credit Company LLC. Before joining Apollo in 2009, he was a Director in the Credit Structuring Group at Barclays Capital and earlier worked as an associate at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. He holds a BA in History from the University of Maryland and a JD from Georgetown University Law Center, and he sits on the Board of Directors of the Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust.

Jamshid Ehsani is a Partner and Head of Global Principal Structured Finance at Apollo Global Management, where he oversees the firm's Principal Structured Finance portfolio investments, including its High Grade Capital Solutions origination and Insurance Linked Assets such as the Apollo/Athene Diversified Investment Partnership and the Financial Credit Investment Family of Funds; he also serves as Chairman of the ACRA group of insurance companies. Before joining Apollo in 2010, he held senior roles at Swiss Re, UBS, Citicorp, and The World Bank, and served as President and CEO of Marsh McLennan Securities and MMC Enterprise Risk Management. He holds a doctorate in energy economics from Sorbonne University and École Nationale Supérieure du Pétrole et des Moteurs, along with a post-MSc degree from the French Petroleum Institute

John Zito is Co-President of Apollo Asset Management at Apollo Global Management, where he co-leads investing activity and oversees day-to-day management of the firm's asset management business. He also serves as Head of Credit and Chairman of Atlas SP, and is a member of Apollo's Leadership Team, having joined the firm in 2012. Zito is a CFA charter holder, serves on the Robin Hood Leadership Council, and graduated cum laude from Amherst College with an AB in economics.

Martin Kelly has served as Chief Financial Officer of Apollo Global Management since 2012, overseeing financial operations for Apollo Asset Management and Athene, including treasury, investor relations, strategic finance, tax, and audit; he also served as Co-Chief Operating Officer from 2019 until the 2022 merger of Apollo with Athene. His earlier career included roles at Barclays Capital (2008–2012), Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (2000–2008), and 13 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where he was appointed Partner in 1999. Educated in Australia, he holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance and Accounting from the University of New South Wales and a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia, and serves on the boards of The US Olympic and Paralympic Foundation and The

Scott Kleinman is Co-President of Apollo Asset Management, where he shares responsibility for the firm's revenue-generating and investing businesses across its alternative investment platform, with a focus on equity, and serves on the Apollo leadership team. He joined Apollo in 1996 and was named Lead Partner for Private Equity in 2009, having previously worked in the Investment Banking division at Smith Barney Inc. Kleinman holds a BA and a BS from the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School of Business, sits on the boards of Apollo Global Management and Apollo Asset Management, and in 2014 founded the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania.

Member of SCV's CISO Board; Managing Director of Cyber at Apollo Global.

Leads national account strategy at Amplify ETFs, overseeing business development with major investment platforms. He previously worked at Promus Capital, Claymore Securities, First Trust Portfolios, and USA Financial.

Jan Alberti has served on the board of bmp Ventures since 2017, where he is responsible for acquiring new investments as well as marketing and PR. He joined bmp Ventures AG as an Investment Manager in 2013, having previously built the high-tech incubator GO:INcubator from 2007 to 2013 (as General Manager from 2010). He completed his doctorate at the University of Potsdam in 2010 and earlier held roles at HSBC and Siemens Healthcare USA.

Jeff McCormick founded Saturn Partners in 1994 to finance early-stage growth companies, and he leads the firm's exploration of new investment areas and works closely with portfolio companies on strategy, team building, and go-to-market efforts. His background spans investment banking, entrepreneurship, and venture capital dating to the early 1990s, including work as an analyst and investment banker at Bariston Associates in Boston. He holds an MBA in finance and a BS in biology from Syracuse University.

Jim Zelter is President of Apollo Global Management, where he oversees operations and strategic initiatives across the firm's asset management and retirement services businesses, and serves on its Leadership Team and Board of Directors. He joined Apollo in 2006 and expanded its credit platform, later serving as Co-President of Apollo Asset Management; prior to Apollo, he held roles at Citigroup, including Chief Investment Officer of Citigroup Alternative Investments, and worked as a high-yield trader at Goldman Sachs. A graduate of Duke University in Economics, Zelter serves on the boards of DUMAC, the Duke University Board of Trustees, the Partnership for New York City, the Board of Fellows of Weill Cornell Medicine, and the Bridge Golf Foundation.