Apollo Shows CEO Office Smaller Than Interns'
Apollo Global Management's corporate culture document features photos comparing its CEO's office with its interns' workspace.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Business Strategy
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Apollo Global Management published photographs in a corporate culture document showing that CEO Marc Rowan's office is smaller than its interns' office. The document, titled What Makes Apollo Apollo, presents the comparison in a section titled "Flat and Informal."
Why it matters
The disclosure illustrates Apollo's stated effort to minimize traditional corporate hierarchy, in which seniority does not necessarily determine office size or quality. For U.S. employers and job seekers, it offers a concrete example of how a major financial firm is presenting its workplace culture.
Apollo's global headquarters is listed at 9 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019, and the workspace photographs appear on page 36 of the document. The document does not specify the floor on which the interns' workspace is located.
The players
Apollo Global Management
Apollo Global Management is a major U.S. alternative asset manager headquartered in New York City that publishes its own corporate culture materials.
Marc Rowan
Marc Rowan is the chief executive of Apollo Global Management and a prominent figure in Wall Street private equity.
The details
Apollo shared photographs of two workspaces within What Makes Apollo Apollo, placing them side by side under the heading "Flat and Informal." The document states, "If you're concerned about where you're sitting or the size of your office, Apollo is not your firm," and encourages employees to challenge senior colleagues regardless of position.
Timeline
November 2, 2026: Fortune published a report on Apollo's workplace culture.
Business Strategy Context
Apollo's "Flat and Informal" section, presented in its What Makes Apollo Apollo document, frames office size as secondary to contribution. The move positions the firm's culture messaging as a deliberate part of how it competes for talent in New York's financial sector.
For job seekers weighing offers at large financial firms, Apollo's document signals that office size may not reflect seniority or status. Employees can use such published culture statements to gauge how a firm handles hierarchy before accepting a role.
The takeaway
Published culture documents can reveal how a firm wants to be perceived, but employees should compare stated values against day-to-day practice when evaluating a workplace.
Further reading
For more on how firms shape their image and operations, explore Business Strategy coverage.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Hindustan Times.
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