Folksonomics

If you have never heard of Stephen Schwarzman, take a few moments and be inspired by this. A year ago Stephen was named as the fifty-third most wealthy person in America by Forbes Magazine, but it’s his unbelievable generosity to society and his unbelievable business accomplishments that make him such a magnetic person. This Blackstone Group top executive is a fabulous role model and his life exemplifies the fact that commitment and hard work are the true keys to achieving success. The Blackstone Group was established by Stephen A. Schwarzman and Peter Peterson as a company extending financial advice and private-equity. In the years to follow, it has set the pace in M&A, but be aware that he didn’t start out leading his own venture. Spending many of his childhood years in Pennsylvania, Stephen went to school in suburban Philadelphia. When he graduated from high school he went on to study at the internationally acclaimed Yale University in Connecticut and obtained his degree in 1969. Harvard Business School near Boston, MA was the next step in his education, here he graduated in 1972. Afterwards he became part of the team at Lehman Brothers investment bank. By the age of thirty one, he had been appointed one of their managing directors. Stephen A. Schwarzman served as an assistant professor at the illustrious Yale School of Business Management and also gives financial support to many charities, educational programs, and the liberal arts. To further illustrate his wide spectrum of activities, he is the latest Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the JFK Center for the Performing Arts. And, to give back even more, he announced on March 11, 2008 that he was gifting a hundred million dollars to the New York Public Library to back their building plan. Stephen is also one of the trustees of the library.

It’s no surprise that Stephen Schwarzman has become part of the United States’ elite: last year he was listed as one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People on the planet in recognition of his international influence in business and finance. His supremacy in the financial sector has been miraculous, and without a doubt his generosity has provided business leaders with a different, loftier standard to live by. With his industry knowledge, experience, and dedication, it looks like there isn’t anything he cannot attain. To sum up, Stephen has taken each and every opportunity offered to him and in return he has in the same stride made exemplary use of his fortune to bolster his community.