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Matthew Michelini — Partner, Head of Asia-Pacific · Apollo · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area.
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About
Matthew Michelini is a Partner, Head of Asia-Pacific and a member of the Firm’s Management Committee. Matt joined Apollo in 2006 in Private Equity and has played a pivotal role in the creation and success of many of Apollo’s largest growth initiatives, including Athene, Hybrid Value, Apollo Dedicated Insurance Program, Natural Resources, and the development of the Financials Group. Matt previously served on the boards of directors of Athene Holding Ltd., Aleris Corporation, Challenger Limited, Hero FinCorp, Maxcap Group, Metals USA, Noranda Aluminum, One Main Financial, Venerable Holdings, and Warrior Met Coal. Previously, Matt was a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions group at Lazard Frères & Co.
He serves on the boards of Generation (a global non profit that believes in the power to change lives) and the advisory board of the College of Integrative Studies at SMU in Singapore.
A graduate of Princeton University, Matt holds a BA in Mathematics and Certificate in Finance, and received his MBA from Columbia University.
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President, Athene Holding LtdCurrent
Athene · Los Angeles, CA
Jun 2026 – Present
Excited to be part of the industry leading team and to help build a better retirement system for retirees!
PartnerCurrent
Apollo Global Management, Inc. · New York, United States
Jul 2006 – Present
Prior roles within Apollo include: Core part of team that founded and built Athene Head of Asia-Pacific Region Co-head of Hybrid Value Private equity partner Deals across a number of industries including Financials, Media, and Metals & Mining Significant international experience - worked in London for ~1 year, deals evaluated/done in India, Australia, Japan, Europe, Hong Kong, and North America Invested across capital structure, including buyouts, preferreds, capital solutions, and secondary market
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