COMPANY

Private investment firm, founded 1985 by Peter G. Peterson and Stephen A. Schwarzman. Taken public in 2007.

Acquired Equity Office Properties in 2006 for $36B.

Official Website:
http://www.blackstone.com/

Industry:
Private Equity

Ticker:
NYSE:BX

Corporate headquarters:
New York City

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
James R. Birle	Business	25-Jan-1936		Former Partner, Blackstone Group
Mark T. Gallogly	Business	c. 1957		Former Managing Director, Blackstone
Jeffrey E. Garten	Educator	29-Oct-1946		Dean of Yale Management, 1995-2005
Anthony Grillo	Business	12-Jul-1955		American Securities Advisors
J. Tomilson Hill	Business	c. 1948		Vice Chairman of Blackstone Group
Hamilton James	Business	3-Feb-1951		President of Blackstone Group
Charles H. Noski	Business	c. 1951		CFO of Northrop Grumman, 2003-05
Peter G. Peterson	Business	5-Jun-1926		Chairman, Council on Foreign Relations
Mikael Salovaara	Business	c. 1954		Greycliff Partners
Stephen A. Schwarzman	Business	14-Feb-1947		Co-Founder, Blackstone Group
Henry R. Silverman	Business	1-Aug-1940		CEO of Cendant
David Stockman	Government	10-Nov-1946		Ronald Reagan's chief economist

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
J. Tomilson Hill	Business	c. 1948		Vice Chairman of Blackstone Group
Hamilton James	Business	3-Feb-1951		President of Blackstone Group
Brian Mulroney	Head of State	20-Mar-1939		Canadian Prime Minister, 1984-93
William G. Parrett	Business	?		CEO of Deloitte Touche Tomatsu, 2003-07
Peter G. Peterson	Business	5-Jun-1926		Chairman, Council on Foreign Relations
Jacob Rothschild	Business	29-Apr-1936		RIT Capital Partners
Stephen A. Schwarzman	Business	14-Feb-1947		Co-Founder, Blackstone Group

EXTRANEOUS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Marshall A. Cohen	Business	c. 1935		CEO of Molson, 1988-96
Niall FitzGerald	Business	13-Sep-1945		Chairman of Reuters
Reed E. Hundt	Business	3-Mar-1948		FCC Chairman, 1993-97
Robert D. Kennedy	Business	c. 1933		CEO of Union Carbide, 1986-95
Richard E. Salomon	Business	c. 1942		Chairman of Mecox Ventures
Ron Sommer	Business	29-Jul-1949		Chairman of Deutsche Telekom, 1995-2002

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