Apollo Group Appoints Allyson Pooley Vice President, Investor Relations

Apollo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:APOL) announced the appointment of Allyson Pooley as Vice President, Investor Relations, effective today. Ms. Pooley brings to Apollo over 15 years of financial, investment and investor relations experience. Most recently, she spent three years with Integrated Corporate Relations, Inc. (ICR), a leading financial communications consulting firm specializing in investor relations. In her most recent position as Managing Director, Ms. Pooley oversaw all aspects of financial communications for several publicly traded companies. Ms. Pooley has served as a consultant to Apollo Group since January of 2006. Prior to joining ICR, Ms. Pooley was a Vice President in institutional sales at Merrill Lynch. Before Merrill, she worked as an analyst and portfolio manager at UBS O’Connor, where her areas of expertise included wireline and wireless telecommunications equipment, data networking, software and internet companies. Ms. Pooley began her career in the investment industry as a research analyst at ABN AMRO. "We are excited to welcome Allyson to lead our investor relations activities,” said Greg Cappelli, Executive Vice President, Global Strategy and Assistant to the Executive Chairman. "Her strong background in investor relations and finance and her extensive knowledge of Wall Street uniquely qualify her to lead our investor communications efforts. We look forward to Allyson’s contribution to strengthening our investor communications initiatives and enhancing our profile on Wall Street.” Ms. Pooley graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and earned an MBA in Finance from the University of Southern California. About Apollo Group, Inc. Apollo Group, Inc. has been an education provider for more than 30 years, operating the University of Phoenix, the Institute for Professional Development, the College for Financial Planning, Western International University and Insight Schools. The Company offers innovative and distinctive educational programs and services at high school, college and graduate levels at 259 locations in 40 states and the District of Columbia; Puerto Rico; Alberta and British Columbia, Canada; Mexico and the Netherlands, as well as online, throughout the world. For more information about Apollo Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, call (800) 990-APOL or visit Apollo on the company website at: www.apollogrp.edu.