In Conversation: Stephen A. Schwarzman and Jon Gray
In honor of Blackstone’s 40th anniversary, our CEO Steve Schwarzman and President Jon Gray sat down for a chat about Blackstone’s past, present, and future. 00:00-01:17 - Intro 01:18-06:05 - Blackstone's Origin Story 06:06-11:39 - Learning From Mistakes 11:40-13:34 - Jon's Start at Blackstone 13:35-20:00 - Steve's Business Philosophy 20:01-23:59 - Jon's Road to President 24:00-29:27 - Blackstone's Next Chapter 29:28-35:17 - The Special Sauce 35:18-35:40 - Outro Follow us on Social: LinkedIn — / blackstonegroup X (Twitter) — / blackstone Instagram — / blackstone Sign Up for Blackstone Emails: https://www.blackstone.com/email-signup/

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