Al Tylis
Full Name
Al Tylis
Job Title
Chief Executive Officer
Company
Apollo Sports Capital
Speaker Bio
Al Tylis is the Chief Executive Officer of Apollo Sports Capital (ASC), which is a permanent capital platform launched in 2025, providing capital solutions across the global sports and live events ecosystem. Through ASC, he serves as a Board member of Yankee Global Enterprises (YGE), the holding company of the New York Yankees and the United Pickleball Association.

Al has been an active investor in the global sports and esports worlds for over a decade, including as an owner and board member of DC United in MLS. Al is also currently an owner and Co-Chairman of Club Necaxa in Liga MX, owner and Co-Chairman of Inter Bogota in Categoría Primera A, owner and managing partner of the Brooklyn Pickleball Team in Major League Pickleball (MLP), and owner of G2 Esports, one of the most recognized esports teams in the world.

Al is a former real estate executive, having most recently served as Chief Executive Officer and President of NorthStar Asset Management Group (NYSE: NSAM), a $38 billion global real estate and asset management firm. Al successfully led the sale of NorthStar in 2017 in a $60 billion merger.

Al and his wife, Kate, co-founded the Tylis Family Foundation, which seeks to make a positive impact in the lives of children and their families.