Stephanie Drescher Gorman
Stephanie is the Global Head of Marketing, Business Development and Communications at Apollo Global Management. She is a Senior Partner at Apollo, having joined in 2004, and is a member of the Senior Management Committee. Stephanie leads a team of 45 professionals at Apollo focused on the firm’s product development and fundraising efforts, public and private investor relationship management and communications.
Prior to joining Apollo Stephanie was employed by JP Morgan, for approximately ten years, primarily in its Alternative Investment group. She has served on the board of directors of the JP Morgan Venture Capital Funds I and II, JP Morgan Corporate Finance Funds I and II, JP Morgan Private Investments Inc. and Allied Waste. Stephanie is currently on the board of directors of The Young Woman’s Leadership Network and was an honoree at their annual event in 2011. Stephanie graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Barnard College of Columbia University and as an alumna has served on the President's Advisory Council and received the College's Young Leadership award. Stephanie earned her MBA from Columbia Business School. Stephanie and her husband, Les Gorman, have two sons Bennett ’22 and Davis ’24.
Metin Negrin
Metin is the founder and president of Lexin Capital, a private real estate investment, development and management company that manages its own capital and makes direct investments in real estate. The firm started in 2002 and currently has a portfolio of properties in New York, Maryland, Florida, Arizona, Mexico and France. Metin is also the Chairman of Savoy Bank, a NYC based community bank that serves small business clientele.
Prior to founding Lexin Capital, Metin was a founding partner and chief operating officer of The Athena Group, where he solicited, evaluated, structured and managed Athena's domestic and international investments. Prior to joining Athena in 1993, Metin worked for three years with LaSalle Partners (New York) in the Corporate Finance and Land groups. In addition, he worked at Citibank as a credit analyst from 1988 to 1990. Metin has an MBA in finance and a BS in economics from the Stern School of Business at New York University. Metin went to German High School in Istanbul, Turkey, where he was born. He is on the Board and Executive Committee of The American Turkish Society. Metin and his wife, Valia, have three boys Jeremy ’21, Philip ’23 and David.
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