agement. LW and subsidiaries appearing in this Annual Report on Form l0-K of Apollo Global Management. LW for the year ended December 31. 2011. /s/ Dcloitte & Touche New York. New York March 8. 2012 EFTA00623711 Exhibit 31.1 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CERTIFICATION I. Leon Black, certify that: I. I have revi