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Apollo CEO Marc Rowan reflects on early hospitality jobs shaping his career

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Marc Rowan, CEO of Apollo Global Management, shared anecdotes about his early career in hospitality and retail before co-founding the $79 billion investment firm. He worked jobs such as a valet parker, at a party goods store, and as a kosher caterer, experiences he credits with shaping his four-decade financial career. After graduating from the Wharton School of Business, Rowan worked at Drexel Burnham Lambert before co-founding Apollo with former colleagues. AI

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Apollo CEO Marc Rowan reflects on early hospitality jobs shaping his career

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Emma Burleigh ·

    Before becoming CEO of $79 billion Wall Street giant Apollo, Marc Rowan worked at a party store, valet lot, and ‘the best kosher caterer’

    Just like other CEOs, Marc Rowan, the cofounder of Apollo Global Management, says “you have to take something away from” ordinary jobs.

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