As chief executive of Blackstone, Stephen Schwarzman helped transform modern finance by moving private equity into the mainstream. The company is now the world’s largest alternative asset manager with a portfolio worth $1.3 trillion.
On this episode of Leaders, he speaks with Francine Lacqua about spotting economic shifts before they show up in public data, investing early in artificial intelligence and where the world is heading next.
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What drives the world’s most influential minds? In Leaders with Francine Lacqua, Bloomberg’s award-winning anchor sits down with the decision-makers shaping our future to explore the personal stories behind their public personas. Discover what inspires them, how they navigate power and the lessons they offer on defining success. Insightful, cinematic and elegantly crafted, Leaders goes beyond the headlines to reveal the human side of leadership.
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The interviewer was brilliant and this was a wonderful interview and discussion
Doesn't like doing dangerous.
Very conservative.
Loves creating.
This is the type of person you invest with.
These are the types of people that makes the SP500 index so strong.
Long-term success comes from spotting trends early, managing risk, and making disciplined decisions before the market catches up.
What happened to fink??
Making public companies private was one of the worst things for Americans
Most loved guy on the Earth?😬
American origarch
My first words to this man would be squeal like a pig
The last name says it all.
Since when are you guys interviewing criminals
This guy goes in the poor house if we ever get rid of the carried interest loophole
Private equity is a cancer on society
"Devasting property markets is fun" It says it all…
"Devatating property markets are fun" and you wonder why these people were kicked out of society
Electric Grid should be the constant motion of public transport and logistics. 24 hour motion of trains, ships, busses, planes and server's the battery storage should be the docks and ports for air, land and fluid based vehicles. And space if connected to the constant of vehicle transportation of people and resources, it's the most natural way to represent freedom of movement and electricity generation in a material world.
This is my great cousin
Terrible person. Hope he has trouble sleeping at night,
A real life crook
This interview popped on my feed as I am reading Stephen's book – 'What it Takes'
So it's fun to win and others lose?
Thanks for sharing
It's easy to forget where it started: Schwarzman and Peterson opened Blackstone on 1 Oct 1985 with $400,000 of capital, $200,000 each. They began with M&A advisory precisely because it needed no capital, and the buyout fund came after.
Thanks information
Should i believe his words
All these people have done is squeeze the working class more and more and fill their own pockets with the money of the hard working people. And then they convinced them to vote them into power to squeeze them even more. Incredible.
bet on a bubble 🫧 that ruins earth–that's on brand.