Bio

Mr. Suydam joined Apollo in 2006 and is a Senior Partner and Chief Legal Officer as well as a member of the Firm’s Management Committee. Prior to that time, Mr. Suydam was a Partner at O’Melveny & Myers LLP where he served as Head of Mergers and Acquisitions and co-head of the Corporate Department. Mr. Suydam serves on the boards of the Legal Action Center, Environmental Solutions Worldwide Inc. and is a Director of the American Investment Council and serves on the advisory committee of the SEC Division of Investment Management. Mr. Suydam is a trustee of the New York University School of Law. Mr. Suydam is a Director of St. Agnes Cathedral Parish and is on the Board of Trustees for the College of Holy Cross. Mr. Suydam received his JD from New York University and graduated magna cum laude with a BA in History from the State University of New York at Albany.