Michael Kashani, Head of Sustainable Credit and Platforms, Apollo Global Management. Michael is responsible for supporting environmental, social, and governance integration across the Credit business as well as further incorporating sustainability considerations into Apollo’s lending platforms and other non-majority equity stake investment processes. Michael also serves as the co-chair of Apollo’s Climate Task Force. Michael currently represents Apollo across several industry initiatives, including as the inaugural Steering Committee Chair of the Integrated Disclosure Project and a member of the Sustainability Reference Group at the IFRS Sustainability Alliance. Michael formally served as the Global Head of ESG Portfolio Management within the Fixed Income division at Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM). Within that role, Michael was responsible for coordinating the sustainability integration efforts across all fixed income teams as well as serving as the lead portfolio manager for sustainability focused mandates. Michael was previously on the GSAM municipal team as a senior research analyst covering healthcare, education and distressed municipalities. Prior to his time at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Michael worked as a credit analyst at American Capital Access and Standard & Poor’s, focusing predominantly within the healthcare and education sectors.