Apollo Hires Veteran Energy Executive Who Worked Under Obama

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Apollo Global Management Inc. has hired former U.S. Department of Energy associate deputy secretary and chief risk officer John MacWilliams.

MacWilliams -- who was featuredBloomberg Terminal in author Michael Lewis’s book ‘The Fifth Risk’ and worked at the Department of Energy during President Barack Obama’s tenure -- will advise the firm’s portfolio companies on environmental, social and governance issues and other matters, Apollo said in an emailed statement. He will be an operating partner, focusing on infrastructure and natural resources efforts.