Exhibit 24.1
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all by these presents, that the undersigned, Michael S. Downing,
hereby constitutes and appoints each of John L. Golden, Ira L. Rosenblatt
and Eileen K. Uy, or either of them acting individually, as the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
(1)	prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's
behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC") a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other
documents necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords
enabling the undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of
reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") or any rule or regulation
thereunder;
(2)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer and/or director of Athene Holding Ltd.,
a Bermuda exempted company (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5,
including amendments thereto, in accordance with Section 16(a) of
the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder;
(3)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any
such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or
amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the SEC
and any stock exchange or similar authority; and
(4)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the
undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by
such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to
this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain
such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve
in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the
rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as
the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full
power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this
power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not
assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with
respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities
issued by the Company, unless earlier (a) revoked by the undersigned
in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact or (b)
superseded by a new power of attorney regarding the purposes
outlined herein as of a later date.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power
of Attorney to be executed as of this 2nd day of June, 2022.

                                                    /s/ Michael S. Downing
                                                    Michael S. Downing



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