Sadek Wahba stands as a defining example of Egyptian leadership operating at the core of the global financial system. As a senior partner at Apollo Global Management, one of the world’s most powerful alternative investment firms, Wahba has spent decades shaping how long-term capital is deployed across infrastructure, industry, and emerging markets. His work exemplifies a form of influence that is quiet yet far-reaching—measured not by headlines, but by institutions built, assets stewarded, and economies shaped over time.

Trained as an economist, Wahba built his career through a deep engagement with development finance, public policy, and global investment strategy. Before joining Apollo, he held senior roles at the World Bank Group, where he worked at the intersection of finance and development, focusing on private-sector growth in emerging markets. This early exposure to public institutions and multilateral systems gave him a rare perspective: an understanding of how capital, policy, and social outcomes interact at scale.

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