Primary Job Title Founder, President & CEO Primary Organization 
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance
Gender Male
Stuart Rothstein is a Director, the Founder, Chief Executive Officer and the President of our Company. Since 2009, Mr. Rothstein has been a partner and the Chief Operating Officer of the Real Estate Group at Apollo Global Management, LLC (NYSE: APO). Mr. Rothstein is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the Real Estate Group as
well as strategic planning and new business development. Prior to joining Apollo in 2009, Mr. Rothstein was a Co-Managing Partner of Four Corners Properties, a privately held real estate investment company. Previously, he served as a Director of KKR Financial Advisors, LLC, overseeing all investments in commercial real estate and a Director at RBC Capital Markets, responsible for the West Coast Real Estate Investment Banking practice. Prior to RBC, Mr. Rothstein was an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Related Capital Company, also serving as Chief Financial Officer for three publicly traded companies – Centerline Holding Company (formerly CharterMac), American Mortgage Acceptance Company and Aegis Realty Inc. Mr. Rothstein began his career at Spieker Properties Inc., an office REIT subsequently acquired by Equity Office Properties, and held various senior finance positions prior to being named Chief Financial Officer in 1999. Mr. Rothstein graduated from the Pennsylvania State University with a BS in Accounting and received an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He is a member of Pennsylvania State University's Smeal College of Business Real Estate Advisory Board.
