Stephen Schwarzman
Stephen Schwarzman · Economics & Business
Co-founder of Blackstone Group
1947, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
United States
Stephen Schwarzman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Economics & Business — Co-founder of Blackstone Group
Stephen Schwarzman co-founded the private-equity and asset-management firm Blackstone in 1985 with Peter Peterson, building it into one of the world's largest alternative-asset managers. He is a prominent philanthropist, funding education and science initiatives, and is Jewish, raised in a Jewish family in Philadelphia. Blackstone's growth made him one of the leading figures in modern finance.
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Source: Forbes Billionaire 2025
Co-founder of Blackstone Group
Source: Forbes Billionaire 2025
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