The chairman, CEO, and co-founder of the global investment management firm traces his journey as a business leader, financial innovator, and philanthropist.

Stephen Schwarzman co-founded The Blackstone Group in 1985 and grew it into one of the largest investment firms in the world, with nearly $1 trillion in assets under management and businesses in private equity, real estate, and credit, among other areas. In this episode, Schwarzman talks with Vik Malhotra, former chairman of McKinsey’s Americas region, and senior partner David Schoeman about his approach to leadership and talent and how he assesses investment opportunities. 

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The chairman, CEO, and co-founder of the global investment management firm traces his journey as a business leader, financial innovator, and philanthropist.
<a href="https://www.blackstone.com/people/stephen-a-schwarzman-2/">Stephen Schwarzman</a> co-founded The Blackstone Group in 1985 and grew it into one of the largest investment firms in the world, with nearly $1 trillion in assets under management and businesses in private equity, real estate, and credit, among other areas. In this episode, Schwarzman talks with <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/vik-malhotra">Vik Malhotra</a>, former chairman of McKinsey’s Americas region, and senior partner <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-schoeman-55a569155">David Schoeman</a> about his approach to leadership and talent and how he assesses investment opportunities. 
You can <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/120-voices-of-ceo-excellence-james-gorman-morgan/id1422814215?i=1000564978712">listen to</a> or <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/voices-of-ceo-excellence-morgan-stanleys-james-gorman">read </a>our Voices of CEO Excellence interview with Morgan Stanley's James Gorman. 
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We all know the world is moving faster. We also know that as upheaval becomes the norm, vast business opportunities will be within the grasp of the extraordinary few.  But it takes bold people and courageous approaches to seize those opportunities and create value.
In each episode of our weekly podcast, we sit down with the world’s highest-performing CEOs, CFOs, innovators, and McKinsey experts and discuss how they build the courage, clarity, conviction, and cohesion that allows their businesses to win by moving faster than the world around them.

The chairman, CEO, and co-founder of the global investment management firm Blackstone traces his journey as a business leader, financial innovator, and philanthropist.

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