The playbook started at Duke

Reggie Love is a graduate of Duke University, where he captained the basketball team under legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski and won an NCAA title. After college, he had brief stints in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers before moving to Washington, D.C., in 2006 to work for then-Senator Barack Obama. He went on to serve at President Obama’s side for four years, ultimately as Special Assistant to the President, managing his daily schedule across 40+ countries.

Following his White House service, Love earned his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and authored the New York Times best seller Power Forward: My Presidential Education, a collection of stories and lessons from his time in sports and politics.

Today, Love is Partner and Vice President at Transatlantic Energy Group, where he sources M&A and joint venture opportunities and manages relationships with institutional investors across a multi-billion-dollar portfolio in utilities and oil & gas. He also serves on numerous boards, including Cox Media Group, Blade Air Mobility, the National Summer Learning Association, the Center for Environmental Farming Systems, Organizing for Action, the Military Bowl Committee, Teamworks, and The New Renaissance.

Quick facts: BA in Political Science & Public Policy (Duke University) · MBA (Wharton School, UPenn) · Director, Teamworks · Chair, Providence Day School Risk Committee · Advisor, CEFS · Fluent in German & Spanish.

Reggie Love

Reggie Love is a Senior Advisor at Apollo Global Management. Reggie’s responsibilities include supporting and developing strategy for human capital, public engagement and DE&I initiatives.

Reggie previously served as Partner at RON Transatlantic EG from 2012-2019, an international financial holding company with interests in the financial services, logistics, energy, industrial and beer sectors in the United States, Latin America and Europe. The group, via its portfolio companies, encompasses assets under management and revenues of over $14 billion. Mr. Love’s work at the firm focused on financial services and energy investments.

Prior to joining Transatlantic, Reggie served at the White House as personal aide to President Barack Obama from 2009-2011, where he was responsible for assisting with the coordination and completion of the President’s daily schedule as well as coordinating with other White House offices to set up long and medium range planning.

Explore His Universe

Reggie bridges sectors and generations with a presence that resonates in finance, education, social impact, and tech. Through advisory roles, media appearances, and nonprofit boards, he helps shape the future through service, strategy, and story.

He’s a board member at Blade Air Mobility, advisor at Apollo Global Management, and mentor to dozens of future leaders across the country.