Blackstone Chairman Stephen Schwarzman Takes on Private Equity Challenge with Noteworthy Connections
Blackstone Group Chairman and Co-Founder Stephen A Schwarzman made an appearance on Monday at the CBI conference to defend private equity in its current shaky state. Despite his optimism, Scwarzman’s speech was met with mixed reviews, with half the audience left unconvinced that private equity was the shining force that it was made out to be according to the Blackstone head (see article from Management Today).
Being such a huge force in private equity makes Stephen Schwarzman quite the figure of interest amidst this industry turmoil. NewsVisual created an IntellectSpace Knowledge Map of Schwarzman’s notable past and present leadership ties in order to achieve some greater insight into this famed executive’s corporate network (Note: the information contained and presented in Knowledge Maps is public information from the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States of America).
This Knowledge Map gives a clear idea of how well connected Schwarzman truly is. Not only is he shown to have a large degree of executive leadership experience through his positions at Blackstone and Lehman Brothers, Schwarzman has also held numerous directorships at companies that include Ucar International, Volume Services, Transtar and Collins & Aikman. He is also a member of the JPMorgan Chase National Advisory Board.
Schwarzman’s reach isn’t only limited to the corporate sector- he also has a number of ties to such non-corporate entities as The Council on Foreign Relations, the Partnership for New York City, The New York Public Library and the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
As Schwarzman takes on the challenge of reviving private equity, it’s likely that he’ll rely on his past experience and personal connections to promote a turnaround.
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