Marc Spilker
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Marc A. Spilker is currently President of Apollo Global Management LLC
, a leading global alternative assets management firm based in New York City.
, New York, Spilker is a 1982 graduate of W.C. Mepham High School. He received a BSE (Bachelor of Science in Economics) from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
in 1986. Spilker then started his career at O’Connor and Associates, a Chicago-based derivatives trading firm.
In 1990, Spilker joined Goldman Sachs, a global investment banking and securities firm based in New York City. He was named partner in 1996. Spilker served as head of Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities in Japan from 1997 to 2000. He joined Goldman Sach's Investment Management Division (IMD) in 2006 as head of Global Alternative Asset Management and in 2007 became chief operating officer and a member of the firm-wide Management Committee. In May 2010, Spilker retired from Goldman Sachs
.
Effective December 1, 2010, Spilker was appointed by Apollo Management
to the newly created position of President. Spilker runs the day-to-day operations of Apollo and sits on the Company's Executive Committee.
He has previously been a member of the American Stock Exchange
and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange
, and has served on the Boards of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange
, the Stone and Bridge Street funds, BrokerTec, and Bondbook, LLC.
’ annual Gala.
In late July 2010, Spilker attended the RFK Compass Conference at the Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. The Conference, organized by the RFK Center, brought together 150 thought leaders from the financial world, including keynote speaker James Wolfensohn
, former head of the World Bank, to discuss the importance of ESG (environmental impact, socially responsible investing
and corporate governance) considerations in institutional investing decisions.
"The mission of the RFK, doing social justice and human rights, is one of the truly honorable things in the world to be doing," Spilker explained in an interview with Institutional Investor
.
Expanding fiduciary responsibility to include ESG factors, Spilker says, could have a much bigger impact than any on-the-ground initiative that the Center might undertake. “If the entire investment landscape changes by one small little fraction, the impact could be on hundreds of millions of people.”
Marc Spilker is also a member of the Board of Directors of The New 42nd Street, Inc., the non-profit organization that oversees the redevelopment of seven historic theaters on 42nd Street and operates the three projects of New 42nd Street Studios, The New Victory Theater and The Duke on 42nd Street.
The Marc and Diane Spilker Foundation was a co-producer of Two Cats Productions' documentary, "Anti-Semitism In The 21st Century: The Resurgence
," which aired on PBS.
Spilker was a co-producer of the 2005 film "Romance and Cigarettes".
Apollo Management
Apollo Global Management, LLC is a private equity investment firm, founded in 1990 by former Drexel Burnham Lambert banker Leon Black. The firm specializes in leveraged buyout transactions and purchases of distressed securities involving corporate restructuring, special situations and industry...
, a leading global alternative assets management firm based in New York City.
Life and career
A native of Long IslandLong Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
, New York, Spilker is a 1982 graduate of W.C. Mepham High School. He received a BSE (Bachelor of Science in Economics) from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
The Wharton School is the business school of the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wharton was the world’s first collegiate business school and the first business school in the United States...
in 1986. Spilker then started his career at O’Connor and Associates, a Chicago-based derivatives trading firm.
In 1990, Spilker joined Goldman Sachs, a global investment banking and securities firm based in New York City. He was named partner in 1996. Spilker served as head of Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities in Japan from 1997 to 2000. He joined Goldman Sach's Investment Management Division (IMD) in 2006 as head of Global Alternative Asset Management and in 2007 became chief operating officer and a member of the firm-wide Management Committee. In May 2010, Spilker retired from Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is an American multinational bulge bracket investment banking and securities firm that engages in global investment banking, securities, investment management, and other financial services primarily with institutional clients...
.
Effective December 1, 2010, Spilker was appointed by Apollo Management
Apollo Management
Apollo Global Management, LLC is a private equity investment firm, founded in 1990 by former Drexel Burnham Lambert banker Leon Black. The firm specializes in leveraged buyout transactions and purchases of distressed securities involving corporate restructuring, special situations and industry...
to the newly created position of President. Spilker runs the day-to-day operations of Apollo and sits on the Company's Executive Committee.
Alumni and professional boards
Spilker is a member of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton Undergraduate Executive Board., the Board of Directors of The New 42nd Street, Inc., and a co-chairs the RFK Leadership Council and the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights.He has previously been a member of the American Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
NYSE Amex Equities, formerly known as the American Stock Exchange is an American stock exchange situated in New York. AMEX was a mutual organization, owned by its members. Until 1953, it was known as the New York Curb Exchange. On January 17, 2008, NYSE Euronext announced it would acquire the...
and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange is an American financial and commodity derivative exchange based in Chicago. The CME was founded in 1898 as the Chicago Butter and Egg Board. Originally, the exchange was a non-profit organization...
, and has served on the Boards of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange
Philadelphia Stock Exchange
Philadelphia Stock Exchange , now known as NASDAQ OMX PHLX, is the oldest stock exchange in the United States, founded in 1790. It is now owned by NASDAQ OMX and located at 1900 Market Street, in Center City Philadelphia.-History:...
, the Stone and Bridge Street funds, BrokerTec, and Bondbook, LLC.
Civic involvement
On November 17, 2010, Spilker received the Ripple of Hope award at the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human RightsRobert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights
The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights is a human rights advocacy organization, a nonprofit charitable organization that works to realize Robert Kennedy's dream of a peaceful and just world by advancing human rights...
’ annual Gala.
In late July 2010, Spilker attended the RFK Compass Conference at the Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. The Conference, organized by the RFK Center, brought together 150 thought leaders from the financial world, including keynote speaker James Wolfensohn
James Wolfensohn
Sir James David Wolfensohn AO KBE FKC was the ninth president of the World Bank Group.-Early life:James Wolfensohn was born in Sydney, Australia, on 1 December 1933...
, former head of the World Bank, to discuss the importance of ESG (environmental impact, socially responsible investing
Socially responsible investing
Socially responsible investing , also known as sustainable, socially conscious, or ethical investing, describes an investment strategy which seeks to consider both financial return and social good....
and corporate governance) considerations in institutional investing decisions.
"The mission of the RFK, doing social justice and human rights, is one of the truly honorable things in the world to be doing," Spilker explained in an interview with Institutional Investor
Institutional Investor (magazine)
Institutional Investor magazine is a monthly periodical published by Euromoney Institutional Investor. A separate international edition of the magazine was established in 1976 for readers in Europe and Asia. Capital Cities Communications purchased the magazine in 1984...
.
Expanding fiduciary responsibility to include ESG factors, Spilker says, could have a much bigger impact than any on-the-ground initiative that the Center might undertake. “If the entire investment landscape changes by one small little fraction, the impact could be on hundreds of millions of people.”
Marc Spilker is also a member of the Board of Directors of The New 42nd Street, Inc., the non-profit organization that oversees the redevelopment of seven historic theaters on 42nd Street and operates the three projects of New 42nd Street Studios, The New Victory Theater and The Duke on 42nd Street.
The Marc and Diane Spilker Foundation was a co-producer of Two Cats Productions' documentary, "Anti-Semitism In The 21st Century: The Resurgence
Anti-Semitism in the 21st Century: The Resurgence
Anti-Semitism in the 21st Century: The Resurgence is a documentary film that first aired on PBS on January 8, 2007. Directed, produced, and written by Andrew Goldberg, this documentary, hosted by Judy Woodruff, examines the roots of modern antisemitism and why it flourishes today...
," which aired on PBS.
Spilker was a co-producer of the 2005 film "Romance and Cigarettes".