Marc Rowan is senior managing director of Apollo Global Management LLC and managing partner of Apollo Management LP, which he co-founded in 1990. Prior to 1990, he was a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions Group of Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. with responsibilities in high-yield financing, transaction idea generation and merger structure negotiation. Rowan serves on the boards of the general partner of AAA, Athene Holdings, Athene Life Re, Caesars Entertainment Corp. and Norwegian Cruise Lines. He has previously served on the boards of AMC Entertainment, Cablecom GmbH, Countrywide Holdings, Culligan Water Technologies, Samsonite Corp., Unity Media SCA, Vail Resorts and Wyndham International, among others. He is a founding member of the Youth Renewal Fund, a board member of the National Jewish Outreach Program and a member of the Undergraduate Executive Board of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he received a B.S. and an M.B.A. in finance.

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Credit Markets