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About
Billionaire co-founder and CEO of Apollo Global Management, a major hedge fund, which he co-founded with Leon Black in 1990 and later succeeded Black as CEO. He is an influential University of Pennsylvania donor actively involved as a key figure in pro-Israel philanthropy who threatened to withhold donations over the university's handling of antisemitism and was instrumental in pressuring out President Liz Magill.
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AIPAC
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Rowan has donated to AIPAC and its super PACs, including contributions supporting campaigns against critics of Israel, leveraging his Wall Street connections to bolster the organization's financial clout.
Since 2015
Eyal Yakoby
influenced
Yakoby's public accounts and private advocacy regarding the atmosphere at UPenn provided anecdotal and direct evidence used by Rowan in his campaign to force leadership changes at the university.
Since 2023
Eyal Yakoby
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Beyond the already-documented influence relationship, Rowan and Yakoby collaborated as aligned forces in the campaign against UPenn leadership—Rowan wielding donor financial pressure while Yakoby provided legal and moral authority through his lawsuit and testimony. Rowan publicly cited student complaints and experiences like Yakoby's to justify his threats to withhold hundreds of millions in donations. They operated as complementary pressure points on the university.
Since 2023
