Biography
Nik Khakee received his MPPM degree from Yale SOM in 1996 with a focus on finance and strategy. In his current role as a managing director for Apollo Global Management, he heads internal ratings advisory for the High Grade Corporate Solutions team. He joined Apollo after 28 years at S&P Global, where he led development of contingent risk analysis for emerging financial ecosystems. In addition to leading development of analytic frameworks for structured finance, nonbank financial institutions and fund finance, he helped lead a Yale SOM team for recruiting at S&P Global, participating in the hiring of over 60 graduates.
Khakee currently serves on the Board of the Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF), whose mission is to protect and care for Southwest Florida’s coastal ecosystems. Having previously served as Board President of the Sanibel Sea School, he used lessons learned at Yale SOM to lead the merger of these two not-for-profits.
A passionate Yale alumnus, Khakee has served as a Chapter Leader for SOM alumni in New York City, as a class reunion and giving committee member, and as a YAA At-Large Delegate. He lives in Manhattan with his wife, an advertising professional. They are the proud parents of two boys, one a marine scientist with the Wild Oyster Project in California, and the other a financial analyst in New York.
