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Bret Leas

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Partner, Head of Asset Backed Finance at Apollo Asset Management

Tucson, Arizona, United States

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About

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.

Experience

  1. Apollo Global Management, Inc.Partner, Head of Asset-Backed Financecurrent2009 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. ATLAS SP PartnersMember Board of Directorscurrent2023 — present
  3. Redding Ridge Asset ManagementManaging Directorcurrent2016 — present
  4. Redding Ridge Asset ManagementMember Board Of Directorscurrent2016 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  5. Apollo Asset Backed Credit Company LLCMember Board of Directors2024 — 2025
  6. Cadma Capital PartnersMember Board of Directors2023 — 2025
  7. Barclays Capital Inc.Director2004 — 2009New York, New York, United States
  8. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLPAssociate2000 — 2004New York, New York, United States

Skills & more

FinanceInvestment StrategiesAsset AllocationFixed IncomeCreditPortfolio Optimization

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Executive Officer at Apollo Asset Management
Brian Carney
Executive Officer at Apollo Asset Management
Brian Giere
Head of National Accounts at Amplify ETFs
Byron Vielehr
Executive Officer at Apollo Asset Management

Frequently asked questions

Who is Bret Leas?
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.
Where does Bret Leas work?
Bret Leas is Partner, Head of Asset Backed Finance at Apollo Asset Management.
Where did Bret Leas go to school?
Bret Leas studied at Georgetown Law (Doctor of Law - JD); University of Maryland (Bachelor of Arts - BA, History).

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