Xavier de Laprade

Xavier de Laprade has extensive experience in finance and investment management, currently serving as a Managing Director and Principal at Apollo Global Management Inc. since January 2017. Prior to this, Xavier worked at AXA Investment Managers as a Financial Engineer, specializing in securitisation and structuring of alternative assets. Earlier roles included structured credit trading at BNP Paribas, where responsibilities involved risk production and auditing CDO books, and a trading analyst position at Societe Generale focused on risk analysis and IT tool implementation. Xavier began a career in finance with a junior investment role at AXA UK and has hands-on experience from a research internship at CERNA - Mines de Paris and a brief blue-collar internship at SNCF. Xavier holds an Engineer's Degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, and Finance from Mines Paris - PSL.