Apollo Names Shawn T. Wooden Chief Public Pension Strategist and Partner
29 November 2022 - 02:30PM
Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE: APO) today announced the
appointment of Shawn T. Wooden as Partner and Chief Public Pension
Strategist for Apollo’s Institutional Client & Product
Solutions group (ICPS). In this newly created role, Mr. Wooden will
be responsible for deepening Apollo’s relationships with public
pension plans, expanding its product offerings to further meet the
needs of pension plans, and providing thought leadership in this
rapidly evolving market.
“At Apollo, we have built out an entire
ecosystem around empowering retirees, and public pension funds have
long been and will continue to be among our most valued partners,”
said Scott Kleinman, Apollo Co-President. “We believe Shawn’s deep
private and public sector experience along with his extensive
relationship network will allow Apollo to offer tailored, aligned
investment solutions to these leading institutions.”
Mr. Wooden said, “Apollo has long been
recognized as a premier partner to the U.S. public pension
community given its ability to consistently generate excess returns
across the risk/reward spectrum. I look forward to working closely
with Apollo’s leadership team to continue to develop its strategy
for serving these institutions and the millions of pensioners that
comprise these plans.”
In January 2023, Mr. Wooden will retire as the
83rd State Treasurer of Connecticut, a role he assumed in January
of 2019. In this role, he serves as the sole trustee of the $45
billion Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, administers a
$26 billion debt management program, and manages over $250 billion
in annual cash transactions. Additionally, he has a seat on 25
quasi-governmental authorities, boards and commissions related to
housing, finance, student loans, air and water ports, venture
capital, the lottery, private sector retirement security and a host
of other key policy areas.
Prior to serving as State Treasurer, Mr. Wooden
spent 21 years as an investment attorney with a focus on public
pension plans. Mr. Wooden has also worked in key roles for the
Mayor of Hartford, state Commissioner of Social Services, and the
AFL-CIO's Office of Investment in Washington, D.C. He was formerly
the president of the Hartford City Council and Connecticut state
director of Project Vote, and served on the Connecticut Citizen’s
Ethics Advisory Board overseeing the Connecticut Office of State
Ethics.
Mr. Wooden currently serves as the President of
the National Association of State Treasurers, a bipartisan
organization of State Treasurers that serves as the nation’s
foremost authority for responsible State Treasury programs and
related financial practices, policies and education.
About ApolloApollo is a
high-growth, global alternative asset manager. In our asset
management business, we seek to provide our clients excess return
at every point along the risk-reward spectrum from investment grade
to private equity with a focus on three investing strategies:
yield, hybrid, and equity. For more than three decades, our
investing expertise across our fully integrated platform has served
the financial return needs of our clients and provided businesses
with innovative capital solutions for growth. Through Athene, our
retirement services business, we specialize in helping clients
achieve financial security by providing a suite of retirement
savings products and acting as a solutions provider to
institutions. Our patient, creative, and knowledgeable approach to
investing aligns our clients, businesses we invest in, our
employees, and the communities we impact, to expand opportunity and
achieve positive outcomes. As of September 30, 2022, Apollo had
approximately $523 billion of assets under management. To learn
more, please visit www.apollo.com.
Contact Information
For Investors:Noah GunnGlobal Head of Investor
RelationsApollo Global Management, Inc.(212)
822-0540IR@apollo.com
For Media:Joanna RoseGlobal Head of Corporate
CommunicationsApollo Global Management, Inc.(212) 822
0491Communications@apollo.com
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