Grant Kvalheim
West Des Moines, United States of America
President, Athene Holding Ltd.; President and Chief Executive Officer, Athene USA
Grant Kvalheim has served as President of Athene since April 2022. He also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Athene USA Corporation, and President of Athene USA Corporation. Grant is also a Partner at Apollo and member of the Firm’s Leadership Team. Prior to assuming his current role at Athene, he served as President, Chief Financial Officer and on the board of directors. Together with Jim Belardi, Grant is responsible for overall strategic direction. He leads Athene’s US operating companies with a focus on growing the retail annuity, flow reinsurance, and funding agreements businesses. Along with Vishal Sheth of Apollo, he oversees Athene’s pension group annuity and corporate development activities. including overseeing distribution channels, which include retail and institutional channels, corporate development and risk activities. Prior to joining Athene, Grant was a senior executive of Barclays Capital. During his time at Barclays, he converted a European cash investment grade business into a leading global cash and derivatives business across both securitized and non-securitized credit products, and significantly expanded Barclays’ investment banking platform. Prior to joining Barclays, Grant held senior executive positions in the investment banks of Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch.
Grant holds a BA in Economics from Claremont McKenna College and a MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago. He currently serves on the board of directors of Mottahedeh & Co., Sol Health, United Way of Central Iowa, and the Greater Des Moines Partnership.