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Here briefly, is the story of Stephen A. Schwarzman. Last year Stephen was named as the fifty third most well-off person in the U.S.A. by Forbes Magazine, but it isn’t simply money which makes this story intriguing but his incredible success in the finance industry and his patronage of the liberal arts. The Blackstone Group magnate is inspiring and his life demonstrates that wealth and success may be achieved by working hard and being truly centered your business. In the 1980’s Stephen Schwarzman and his business partner Peter Peterson established their company offering up financial advice. Nowadays, it has evolved into a world leader in mergers and acquisitions; but note that Stephen wasn’t always part of a world-famous company.

Having called the Philadelphia suburban area home for much of his young life, Stephen Schwarzman attended high school in the Abington School District. When he graduated from high school he went on to study further at the internationally acclaimed Yale University in Connecticut and was awarded his degree in 1969. He went on to advance his training at the acclaimed Harvard Business School, graduating in 1972. Once he had finished his time at college, Stephen began his job in investment banking. Before he celebrated his 32nd birthday, Stephen was already a managing director.

Not only does Stephen give his time and money to a variety of non-profit organizations, but in addition he has also served as a non-faculty professor at Yale. Beyond this, he is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the JFK Center for the Performing Arts. On top of all that, Stephen just last spring donated to the New York Public Library 100,000,000 dollars to assist in their recent expansion plans. In fact, the New York Public Library named one of their new buildings after him. Obviously, the elite of America look to Stephen as a role model - As one of Times Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People on the planet, Stephen is these days widely followed by the newspapers and shaping economics all over the world. His rise in the business and financial world has been miraculous, and his readiness to donate to his community as illustrated by his unstinting gifts to the arts and education programs motivates people who are following his lead. So the business community waits in anticipation to see what Stephen will do next. Stephen A. Schwarzman is undoubtedly an interesting business person who has made his mark on the USA and the financial community worldwide.