Stephen Schwarzman Biography
Stephen Schwarzman studied at Yale and Harvard Business School, worked at Lehman Brothers and co-founded Blackstone 23.
Full nameStephen Allen Schwarzman
NationalityUnited States
Known forCo-founder, chairman and CEO of Blackstone
Born in 1947
Stephen Schwarzman was born on 14 February 1947 in Pennsylvania, to Joseph and Arline Schwarzman. His father owned a dry-goods store in Philadelphia 12.
School and university
He graduated from Abington Senior High School in 1965, earned a bachelor's degree in social studies from Yale in 1969 and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1972 24.
Lehman Brothers
He worked at Lehman Brothers and became a managing director there before co-founding Blackstone 37.
Blackstone
He co-founded Blackstone, where he is chairman and chief executive of a firm with about $1 trillion in assets under management 38.
Frequently asked questions
In Pennsylvania, on 14 February 1947. Sources differ between Philadelphia and Huntingdon Valley.
Yale University (bachelor's, 1969) and Harvard Business School (MBA, 1972).
Lehman Brothers, where he was a managing director.
Sources✓ Verified 14 Nov 2026
1 InfluenceWatch, Stephen Allen Schwarzman, 1 Jan 1970, Parents
2 MarketScreener, Stephen Schwarzman, 1 Jan 1970, Roles
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