| Eugene Baek |
Eugene Baek currently works at Blackstone, Inc., as Managing Director-Legal & Compliance from 2024. |
| Brian Gavin |
Brian Gavin currently works at The New York City Investment Fund Manager, Inc., as Director, Blackstone, Inc., as Senior Managing Director-BXMA from 2002, The Blackstone Charitable Foundation, as Director, and East Harlem Tutorial Program, as Director. Mr. Gavin also formerly worked at Arthur Andersen LLP, as Partner and Capital Markets Group, as Partner. Mr. Gavin received his undergraduate degree from New York University. |
| David S. Blitzer |
David S. Blitzer is the founder of United Biscuits Topco Ltd. (2006) and Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (2017) as Managing Partner. Current jobs include Chairman & Managing Partner at New Jersey Devils LLC, Chairman-Tactical Opportunities at Blackstone, Inc., Director at Riverdale Country School, Inc. (New York), Director at Dream (Newyork), Director at Palace Midco UK Ltd. (since 2015), Director at CPFC 2010 Ltd. (since 2015), Director at Palace Holdco UK Ltd. (since 2015), Director at Dream Charter School, Director at Recurrent Ventures, Inc., Trustee at the University of Pennsylvania, Co-Managing Owner at Philadelphia 76ers, LP, Member-Overseers Board at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and Trustee at Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania. Former jobs include Vice Chairman at New Jersey Devils LLC, Director at JACK WOLFSKIN Ausrüstung für Draussen GmbH & Co. KGaA, Senior Managing Director at Blackstone Europe LLP, Director at United Biscuits (UK) Ltd., Independent Director at APi Group Corp. (2022-2024), and Trustee at Ellington Credit Co. Education includes an undergraduate degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. |
| Vikrant Sawhney |
Mr. Vikrant Sawhney is a Chief Administrative Officer at Blackstone, Inc., a Chairman at Dream (Newyork) and a Chairman at Dream Charter School. He is on the Board of Directors at Blackstone Private Credit Fund, Blackstone Secured Lending Fund, Graham Packaging Holdings Co. (Pennsylvania), The Blackstone Charitable Foundation and Quinnipiac University. Mr. Sawhney was previously employed as a Managing Director-Financial Sponsors Group by Deutsche Bank AG, a Trustee by Rye Country Day School, and an Associate by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. He received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College and a graduate degree from Harvard Law School. |
| John G. Finley |
John G. Finley currently works at The Blackstone Group, Inc. (Illinois), as Chief Legal Officer & Senior Managing Director from 2010, Tradeweb Markets LLC, as Director, Blackstone, Inc., as Secretary & Chief Legal Officer, Blackstone Group Management LLC, as Chief Legal Officer, and Jewish Board of Family & Children's Services, Inc., as Trustee. Mr. Finley also formerly worked at International Bar Association, as Chairman-Annual International M&A, Tradeweb Markets, Inc., as Director from 2019 to 2023, and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, as Partner, Head-Mergers & Acquisitions. Mr. Finley received his undergraduate degree in 1978 from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, graduate degree in 1981 from Harvard Law School, and undergraduate degree in 1978 from The College of Arts & Sciences. |
| Christopher Striano |
Christopher Striano currently works at Blackstone, Inc., as Senior Managing Director-Finance. Mr. Striano also formerly worked at Strategic Partners Fund Solutions Advisors LP, as Managing Director. Mr. Striano received his undergraduate degree from St. John's University. |
| Natasha Gopaul |
Natasha Gopaul currently works at Blackstone, Inc., as Senior Managing Director-Legal & Compliance from 2016, Strategic Partners Fund Solutions Advisors LP, as Vice President from 2016, and Council on Foreign Relations, Inc., as Member. Ms. Gopaul received her undergraduate degree from Princeton University and graduate degree from Georgetown University Law Center. |
| Lionel Yves Assant |
Lionel Yves Assant currently works at Cirsa Enterprises SA, as Vice Chairman from 2018, Taurus 3 Ltd., as Director from 2011, GSO Capital Partners (UK) Ltd., as Sr. Managing Director from 2003, Comet Bidco Ltd., as Director from 2017, LHTCA Bidco Ltd., as Director from 2018, Comet Midco Ltd., as Director from 2017, LHTCA Midco Ltd., as Director from 2018, Blackstone Europe LLP, as chief investment officer from 2024, Blackstone, Inc., as Global Co-Chief Investment Officer from 2024, Blackstone Corporate Private Equity, as Global Co-Chief Investment Officer, RAG Verkauf GmbH, as Member-Supervisory Board, Impetus-The Private Equity Foundation, as Trustee, and Building Materials Europe BV, as Member-Supervisory Board from 2019. Mr. Assant also formerly worked at DMT GmbH & Co. KG, as Chairman-Supervisory Board, Armacell International SA, as Chairman-Supervisory Board, Intertrust NV, as Vice Chairman-Supervisory Board from 2015 to 2019, Klöckner Pentaplast GmbH, as Director, Eviosys Embalajes España SA, as Director, Clarion Events Ltd., as Director, Tangerine Confectionery Ltd., as Director, Alliance Automotive Group SASU, as Director, Rhodia Acetow GmbH, as Director, Tangerine Confectionery Group Ltd., as Director, Qlar Pneumatic Conveying Uk Ltd., as Director, Mivisa (USA), Inc., as Director, United Biscuits DutchCo BV, as Director, Intertrust Group BV, as Member-Supervisory Board, and Gerresheimer AG, as Member-Supervisory Board. Mr. Assant received his graduate degree from Ecole Polytechnique. |
| David Payne |
David Payne currently works at Blackstone, Inc., as Chief Accounting Officer & Senior MD. Mr. Payne also formerly worked at Dyn Marine Services of Virginia LLC, as President. Mr. Payne received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and Masters Business Admin degree from Harvard Business School. |
| Kenneth A. Caplan |
Kenneth A. Caplan currently works at PAC Artisan at Viera LLC, as President & Senior Managing Director, Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., as Global Co-Chief Investment Officer & Senior MD from 2024, Blackstone Real Estate Advisors LP, as Chief investment officer from 2024, Prep for Prep, as Trustee, Blackstone, Inc., as Global Co-Chief Investment Officer from 2024, and Blackstone Europe LLP (Invt Mgmt), as Global Co-Investment Officer from 2024. Mr. Caplan also formerly worked at Lodgian, Inc., as Director, Invitation Homes LP, as Director, Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc., as Director, Invitation Homes, Inc., as Independent Director from 2018 to 2020, Invitation Homes, Inc., as Director in 2017, and Lazard Freres & Co. LLC (Broker), as Analyst. Mr. Caplan received his undergraduate degree from Harvard College. |
| John Stecher |
John Stecher currently works at Blackstone, Inc., as Chief Technology Officer from 2020, Centana Management LLC, as Advisor from 2018, and Blackstone Innovations Investments, as Chief Technology Officer & Head- Technology&Innov from 2020. Mr. Stecher also formerly worked at Barclays PLC, as Group Chief Technology & Innovation Officer. Mr. Stecher received his undergraduate degree in 2001 from the University of Wisconsin and graduate degree in 2003 from the University of Minnesota. |
| Michael S. Chae |
Michael S. Chae currently works at Blackstone, Inc., as Vice Chairman & Chief Financial Officer from 2025, UCFH I Finance, Inc., as Director, UCFH II Finance, Inc., as Director, Universal Orlando Resort, as Director, Great Lakes Transportation LLC, as Director, Blackstone Mezzanine Advisors LP, as Senior Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer from 1997, The Blackstone Group, Inc. (Illinois), as Senior Managing Director from 2013, Weather Group Television LLC, as Director, Robin Hood Foundation, as Director, Blackstone Corporate Private Equity, as Chief Financial officer, The Lawrenceville School, as Trustee, Council on Foreign Relations, Inc., as Member, St. Bernard's School, Inc., as Trustee, Asia Society, as Trustee, and The Blackstone Group (HK) Ltd., as Head-Private Equity Asia from 2010. Mr. Chae also formerly worked at Hilton Hotels Corp., as Director, Michaels Stores, Inc., as Director in 2006, UCDP Finance, Inc., as Director, Nielsen NV, as Non-Executive Director from 2006 to 2013, Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc., as Director, PJT Partners, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer & Director, PAETEC Communications, Inc., as Director, The Nielsen Co. BV, as Director-Supervisory Board from 2011 to 2013, Blackstone Group (Hong Kong) Ltd. (Private Equity), as Senior Managing Director from 1997 to 2015, Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc., as Director, The Carlyle Group LP (Corporate Private Equity), as Associate, Dillon, Read & Co., Inc., as Analyst, and Blackstone Group Management LLC, as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Chae received his graduate degree from the University of Cambridge, graduate degree from Yale University, graduate degree from Yale Law School, and undergraduate degree from Harvard College. |
| Stephen Allen Schwarzman |
Mr. Stephen A. Schwarzman is a Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder at Blackstone Liquid Credit Strategies LLC, a Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder at Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP, a Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder at Blackstone Credit /Private Equity/, a Member-Executive Committee at The Partnership for New York City, Inc., a Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder at Blackstone Alternative Asset Management LP, a Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Blackstone Group Management LLC, a Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Blackstone, Inc., a Chairman, CEO & Co-Founder at Blackstone Corporate Private Equity, a Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Blackstone Advisory Services LP, a Chairman & Co-Chief Executive Officer at Schwarzman Scholars, a Chief Executive Officer at Blackstone (Legacy S Corp.), Inc., a Member at Council on Foreign Relations, Inc., a Member at The Business Council, a Member at The Business Roundtable and a Member-International Business Council at The World Economic Forum USA, Inc. He is on the Board of Directors at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Asia Society, Palm Beach Civic Association, The Frick Collection, The New York Public Library Astor Lenox & Tilden Foundations and The Kennedy Center Corporate Fund.
Mr. Schwarzman was previously employed as a Chairman, CEO & Co-Founder by Blackstone Alternative Investment Advisors LLC, a Managing Director by Lehman Brothers, Inc., a Chairman & Chief Executive Officer by Blackstone Distressed Securities Advisors LP, a Chairman & Chief Executive Officer by PJT Partners, Inc., a Co-Chairman by The Partnership for New York City, Inc., and an Adjunct Professor by Yale University. He also served on the board at Film at Lincoln Center, Inc., Freescale Semiconductor Ltd. and New York City Ballet, Inc.
He received his undergraduate degree from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. |
| Jonathan D. Gray |
Jonathan D. Gray is the founder of Basser Center for Brca. Current jobs include Chairman at Nevada Property 1 LLC, Non-Executive Chairman at Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. since 2010, Chairman at Harlem Village Academies since 2013, Director at National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc., Director at Pension Real Estate Association, President, Chief Operating Officer & Director at Blackstone, Inc. since 2012, Director at Trinity School, Inc., and President & Chief Operating Officer at Blackstone Real Estate Advisors LP since 2018. Former jobs include Chairman at Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Director at Extended Stay America, Inc., Director at Boca Resorts LLC, Director at Nevada Property 1 LLC, Director at Blackstone Group Management LLC from 2012 to 2018, Director at XRG, Inc., Director at Brixmor Property Group, Inc. from 2013 to 2016, Director at La Quinta Holdings, Inc. in 2014, Independent Director at Invitation Homes, Inc., Director at Corebridge Financial, Inc. from 2021 to 2024, and Principal at Blackstone Corporate Private Equity. Education includes undergraduate degrees from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and The College of Arts & Sciences. |
| Rochelle B. Lazarus |
Rochelle B. Lazarus currently works at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, as Vice Chairman-Trustees Board from 1995, World Wildlife Fund, Inc., as Secretary & Director, The Partnership for New York City, Inc., as Director, Chief Executives For Corporate Purpose, Inc., as Director, Blackstone, Inc., as Independent Director from 2013, United States Defense Business Board, as Director, Organon & Co., as Independent Director from 2021, Council on Foreign Relations, Inc., as Member, The Business Council, as Member, The Committee of 200, as Member, Women's Forum, Inc., as Member, Advertising Women of New York, as Member, and Columbia Business School, as Member-Overseers Board. Ms. Lazarus also formerly worked at Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, Inc., as Chairman from 2008 to 2012, Smith College, as Chairman, American Association of Advertising Agencies, Inc., as Chairman, Ann, Inc., as Director, GE Aerospace, as Independent Director from 2011 to 2018, Merck & Co., Inc., as Independent Director from 2004 to 2020, CMI Marketing, Inc., as Director, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., as Director, Blackstone Group Management LLC, as Director, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., as Director in 2009, Rockefeller Capital Management LP, as Director, Direct Marketing Association, Inc., as Member, The American Museum of Natural History, as Trustee, The Advertising Educationl Foundation, as Member, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., as Member-Governors Board, Ogilvy & Mather Direct, as President-North America Region, and Ogilvy & Mather New York, as President. Ms. Lazarus received her Masters Business Admin degree from The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York and undergraduate degree in 1968 from Smith College. |
| Reginald J. Brown |
Reginald J. Brown currently works at National Center for State Courts, as Director, The American Council on Germany, as Director, Blackstone, Inc., as Independent Director from 2020, Foundation for Excellence in Education, as Director, Property & Environment Research Center, as Director, Service Year Alliance, as Director, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP, as Partner. Mr. Brown also formerly worked at Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., as Vice President-Corporate Strategy from 2003 to 2005 and WilmerHale LLP, as Partner. Mr. Brown received his undergraduate degree from Yale University and graduate degree from Harvard Law School. |
| Ruth M. Porat |
Ruth M. Porat currently works at Stanford University, as Vice Chairman, Blackstone, Inc., as Independent Director from 2020, Council on Foreign Relations, Inc., as Director from 2013, Bloomberg Philanthropies, as Director from 2022, Google LLC, as President & Chief Investment Officer from 2024, The Aspen Institute, Inc., as Member-Economic Strategy Group, Alphabet, Inc., as President & Chief Investment Officer from 2024, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, as Trustee from 2021. Ms. Porat also formerly worked at The Economic Club of New York, as Vice Chairman, Tishman Speyer Properties LP, as Chief Financial Officer in 2008, and Morgan Stanley, as Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President from 2010 to 2015. Ms. Porat received her undergraduate degree from Stanford University, graduate degree from London School of Economics & Political Science, and Masters Business Admin degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. |
| William G. Parrett |
William G. Parrett was the founder of the US National Financial Services Industry Group, serving as Chairman from 1995 to 1997. Mr. Parrett was the founder of the Global Financial Services Industry Group, serving as Chairman. Current jobs include Director at Cerner Corp., Independent Director at Oracle Corp. since 2018, Director at ThoughtWorks, Inc. since 2017, Independent Director at Blackstone, Inc. since 2007, Independent Director at Blackstone Group Management LLC since 2007, Director at New York Foundation for Senior Citizens, Independent Director at Thoughtworks Holding, Inc. since 2017, Member at The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Trustee at The Catholic University of America, Member at Chief Executives For Corporate Purpose, Inc., and Member at Committee On Capital Markets Regulation, Inc. since 2014. Former jobs include Chief Executive Officer at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd. from 2003 to 2007, Chairman at United Way Worldwide, Chairman at United Way of America Membership Committee, Chairman at UBS Americas Holding LLC, Independent Director at Eastman Kodak Co., Independent Director at iGATE Corp. from 2013 to 2015, Director at UBS AG from 2008 to 2018, Independent Director at UBS Group AG, Director at Blackstone Corporate Private Equity, Director at Kodak India Pvt Ltd., Independent Director at Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. from 2008 to 2018, Director at International Chamber of Commerce (France) from 2006 to 2008, Independent Director at Conduent, Inc. in 2019, Senior Partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP in 2007, Managing Partner at Deloitte LLP (New York) from 1999 to 2003, Trustee at St. Francis College, Senior Trustee at United States Council for International Business from 2005 to 2010, and Trustee at The Carnegie Hall Society, Inc. Education includes an undergraduate degree from St. Francis College, conferred in 1967. |
| Jim W. Breyer |
Jim W. Breyer is the founder of Breyer Capital LLC, serving as Chief Executive Officer since 2006, and the founder of Entertainment Data Oracle, Inc., serving as Director since 2015. Current jobs include Director at Datalogix Holdings, Inc. since 2014, Director at TechNet, Independent Director at Blackstone, Inc. since 2016, Director at Blackstone Group Management LLC since 2016, Director at Vostu USA, Inc., Director at Paige. Ai, Inc., Director at Atropos Health, Inc., Independent Director at MSD Acquisition Corp. since 2021, Partner at Accel Partners LLC, Trustee at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Trustee at American Film Institute, Inc., Trustee at Menlo School, Trustee at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Member at Harvard Business School, and Trustee at Stanford Center On Philanthropy & Civil Society. Former jobs include Co-Chairman at IDG Capital Partners Co., Ltd. from 2005 to 2019, Independent Director at Dell, Inc. from 2011 to 2013, Independent Director at Walmart, Inc. from 2011 to 2012, Independent Non-Executive Director at TFCF Corp. from 2011 to 2019, Director at RealNetworks, Inc. in 2008, Director at Marvel Entertainment LLC from 2006 to 2009, Director at Meta Platforms, Inc. from 2005 to 2013, Director at Etsy, Inc. from 2008 to 2016, and various other director roles at multiple firms. Education includes an MBA from Harvard University and an undergraduate degree from Stanford University. |
