Stephen Schwarzman — a Role Model for Modern America
Stephen A. Schwarzman’s story is one of generosity and a strong work ethic. Recently Stephen was ranked the fifty-third most well-off person in the U.S.A. written by Forbes Magazine, even so it is his patronage of the liberal arts and his outstanding accomplishments that show him to be such a interesting man. His story has motivated a lot of people globally and in addition he has made the best use of his money to better many people’s lives as well.
The Blackstone Group was set up by Stephen and Peter Peterson as a company providing premium financial advice and equity management. Of course, the Blackstone Group is now one of the world’s leading mergers and acquisitions companies. Stephen grew up in the state of Pennslyvania. When he graduated from high school he went on to study further at the well esteemed Yale University and received his degree in 1969. Harvard Business School near Boston was the natural next stop on his pathway to success, here he graduated in 1972. Then Stephen joined at Lehman Brothers investment bank, situated in New York. He was assigned the job title of managing director at the exceedingly young age of thirty-one. Stephen Schwarzman donates to a range of liberal arts as well as teaching as an ancillary professor at the prestigious Yale School of Management. He serves as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the JFK Center for the Performing Arts in Manhattan. In addition, to give back even more, he proudly announced on March 11, 2008 that he was giving $100 million to the New York Public Library to fund their expansion plan. Stephen is also one of the trustees of the library. Today, America’s elite look at Stephen Schwarzman for encouragement — last year he was identified as one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People on the planet in acknowledgement of his world-wide influence in business and finance. His domination of the financial industry has been nothing short of miraculous, and without a shadow of a doubt his willingness to donate to the community has provided Americans with a different, far more sophisticated benchmark to go for from now on.
So the business community waits with interest breath to see what Stephen will do next. Stephen A. Schwarzman is without a doubt a fascinating business person whose influence can clearly be seen in the US and the world at large.
