Maxwell Pietrzak joined Pophouse in 2026 as Chief People Officer and leads the firm’s people strategy and talent management activities globally. Maxwell previously worked for Apollo Global Management where he led human capital strategy for the firm’s European investment platform, based in London. He began his career in management consulting, working within human capital M&A advisory at Deloitte, based in New York. He brings a robust base of experience from various financial and professional services firms, with expertise spanning the full talent life cycle at both the GP and portfolio levels.

Maxwell graduated summa cum laude from Manhattan College with a Bachelor of Science in Management and Marketing and earned his Master of Science with distinction in Human Resources & Organizations from The London School of Economics & Political Science.