Rowan was born in 1962.[1] He was raised on Long Island, New York.[2] He moved with his family to Hollywood, Florida, where he attended high school, traveling between New York.[2] His father worked in auto-leasing.[2] His mother Barbara was a teacher and a trained concert pianist.[3] He has one sister, Andrea.[4] His grandfather, Emanuel Stein, was an economics professor at New York University.[2] Many of his wider family worked as public interest lawyers.[5] Rowan is Jewish.[6]
In July 2020, Rowan took a "semi-sabbatical" from Apollo, but remained involved in strategy and on boards, until taking over as CEO in March 2021.[10][11][12]
After the release of the Epstein files, Apollo, which had been "dogged by its ties to Epstein for years"[13], denied that Rowan had any personal or business relationship with financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.[14] However, the files showed that Rowan and Epstein had exchanged emails discussing corporate inversion in 2016, and that in the same year, Rowan appeared to have sent Epstein internal Apollo email correspondence.[13] In March 2025, Apollo shareholder filed a class-action lawsuit against the company as well as Black and Rowan, accusing them of having concealed business dealings with Epstein.[15][16]
As of 2026, Bloomberg estimated Rowan's net worth at $9.77 billion.[17]
As a result of the 2023 Palestine Writes conference held at University of Pennsylvania, Rowan attempted to organize a boycott of donors and signed a letter urging a response to alleged antisemitism at the festival.[21][22] In December 2023, Rowan led a group of University of Pennsylvania donors in calling for the removal of university president Liz Magill and board of trustees chair Scott Bok, citing concerns about the university’s response to antisemitism following the Hamas-led attack on Israel in 2023.[23][24][19][2] After the resignation, Rowan penned a letter suggesting various campus reforms. Some professors at the university criticized the suggested reforms, arguing they would negatively affect intellectual freedom on campus.[25]
In November 2024, following the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Rowan was interviewed for the U.S. Treasury Secretary nomination by President Trump.[26] Shares of Apollo fell on the announcement, according to Barrons, as Rowan owns 6% of outstanding Apollo stock and could be required to divest if nominated and confirmed.[27][28]
In January 2026, Rowan was appointed by Trump to be part of the Gaza Peace Board entitled to oversee the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip during the peace process aimed at putting an end to the Gaza war.[31]
The release of the Epstein files revealed that Rowan remained in contact with Epstein between 2013 and 2016. According to The Daily Pennsylvanian, "the released documents reveal that Rowan, Harris, and Black met with Epstein on several occasions related to their work at Apollo."[32][33]
↑Jewish Enrichment Center: Marc Rowan Guest Speaker May 19, 2009 - minute 55:30 | "I worked directly for Dennis Levine, who went to jail...and then went to work for Marty Siegel who also went to jail...I then moved out to California to work for Mike Milken who also went to jail.. There are so many ethical dilemmas you are presented with over your career...the choices you make just determine who you are over time...I read these stories...the Morgan Stanley analysts who did this...did they not understand they are destroying their lives."
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