James Zelter is managing partner of Apollo Capital Management and CEO of Apollo Investment Corp. Zelter, who joined the firm in 2006, directs Apollo's multibillion-dollar capital markets business. Apollo Investment's portfolio is principally in middle-market private companies. The company invests primarily in mezzanine loans, senior secured loans and the equity of portfolio companies. Prior to Apollo, Zelter was with Citigroup and its predecessor companies from 1994 to 2006. Most recently, he was responsible for the global expansion and strong financial performance of the Special Situations Investment Group, a proprietary investment group he founded within Citigroup's Fixed Income Division. Before joining Citigroup, Zelter was a high-yield trader at Goldman Sachs. He is a board member of DUMAC, the investment management company that oversees the Duke Endowment and Duke Foundation. Zelter has a degree in economics from Duke University.

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