Brilliant Minds 02: Challenging Convention
In Conversation with Marc Rowan, Apollo Global Management, Inc
In our latest edition of Bank of Singapore’s Brilliant Minds, we are honored to host Marc Rowan, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Apollo Global Management, Inc., one of the most highly regarded alternative asset managers in the world. Their patient, creative, and value-oriented approach to investing, aligns investors and businesses with the broader communities that they operate in to drive value and, more importantly, create positive impact.
Marc Rowan joins us for an exclusive fireside chat to share his perspectives about leading one of the world’s largest alternative asset managers, the fundamental changes that are reshaping markets and economies, his philosophy to investing and why everyone should “be curious, not defensive”.
Marc Rowan
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
Marc Rowan currently serves on the boards of directors of Apollo Global Management, Inc., Athene Holding Ltd. and Athora Holding Ltd. He is also Chair of the Board of Advisors of The Wharton School and a member of the University of Pennsylvania’s Board of Trustees. In addition, he is involved in public policy and is an initial funder and contributor to the development of the Penn Wharton Budget Model, a nonpartisan research initiative which provides analysis of public policy’s fiscal impact.
An active philanthropist and civically engaged, Marc is a founding member and Chair of Youth Renewal Fund and Vice Chair of Darca, Israel’s top educational network operating 45 schools with over 25,000 students throughout its most diverse and under-served communities. He is an Executive Committee member of the Civil Society Fellowship, a partnership of ADL and the Aspen Institute, designed to empower the next generation of community leaders and problem solvers.
Marc graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business with a BS and an MBA in Finance.
Jean Chia
Head, Portfolio Management & Research Office (PMRO)
Bank of Singapore
Jean Chia is responsible for Bank of Singapore’s CIO Views, Macroeconomics, Investment Strategy, FX, Equity & Fixed Income Research, as well as Discretionary Portfolio Management (DPM), Advisory Portfolio Management (APM) and Funds Selection teams at Bank of Singapore.
She is a member of the board of directors for BOS International Funds, Luxembourg and a member of the OCBC Wealth Panel. Jean has over 20 years of experience in Private Banking and Asset Management.
Prior to her current role, she was previously Head, Equities Advisory & Sales, responsible for the equities and derivatives business at Bank of Singapore, and Head of Client Advisory Services for Equities, Investment Products & Services at UBS Wealth Management, Singapore.
Prior to UBS, she was Vice President, Head of Grassroots Research at Allianz Dresdner Asset Management (now known as Allianz Global Investors). Jean graduated with an MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from University of Oxford, UK.
She recently completed a Sustainable Finance certification from Cambridge Institute of Sustainable Leadership (CISL). Jean is currently a Financial Women’s Association of Singapore (FWA) Female Champion and an Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF) Fellow for Private Banking and Wealth Management.
