Mr. Stephen A. Schwarzman is a Chairman, CEO & Co-Founder at Blackstone Alternative Investment Advisors LLC, a Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder at Blackstone Group Management LLC, a Chairman, CEO & Co-Founder at GSO Capital Partners (Private Equity), a Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder at Blackstone Alternative Asset Management LP, a General Partner at Blackstone Group Holdings LLC, a Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at The Blackstone Group, Inc., a Chairman, CEO & Co-Founder at Blackstone Corporate Private Equity, a Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Blackstone Advisory Services LP, a Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at GSO / Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC, a Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder at GSO Capital Partners LP, 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, a Member at The International Business Council 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, Film Society of Lincoln Center, New York City Partnership, The Frick Collection, The New York Public Library and The Kennedy Center Corporate Fund.

Mr. Schwarzman was previously employed as a Managing Director by Lehman Brothers, Inc., a Chairman & Chief Executive Officer by Blackstone Distressed Securities Advisors LP, a Chief Executive Officer by DJO Global, Inc., a Chairman & Chief Executive Officer by PJT Partners, Inc., a Co-Chairman by The Partnership for New York City, and an Adjunct Professor by Yale University.

He also served on the board at Freescale Semiconductor Ltd. and New York City Ballet, Inc.

He received his undergraduate degree from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.