Here briefly, is Stephen A. Schwarzman’s story. Forbes listed him as the fifty third most wealthy person in America recently, but it’s his remarkable accomplishments in the finance sector as well as his contributions to society that make his account different. The Blackstone Group co-founder is inspiring and further proof that success can be gained through effort and being unequivocally dedicated to your job. In 1985 Steve and his business partner Peter Peterson established their initial firm offering up financial advice to the American public. Today, the Blackstone Group is an industry giant engaged in ventures as widely spread as e.g. La Quinta and Legoland, to name only two of them.

Having called Pennsylvania home for much of his young life, Stephen A. Schwarzman attended school in the School District of Abington. After graduating from high school he went on to study further at the distinguished Yale University in Connecticut and got his degree in 1969. He decided to advance his education at the internationally renowned Harvard Business School, getting his Master’s degree in Business Administration in 1972. Then Steve started his career in earnest with Lehman Brothers investment bank, based in New York City. He was appointed a managing director at the age of only thirty one.

Stephen A. Schwarzman offered his services as an ancillary professor at the well known Yale School of Business Management as well as offering his patronage to many charities, educational programs, and the arts. Moreover, he is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in New York, New York. In addition, Steve recently donated to the New York Public Library a hundred million dollars to support their recent construction program. They also called their new extension after him. It is hardly surprising that Steve Schwarzman is recognized as one of the United States’ elite — As one of Times Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People on the planet, Steve is nowadays in the focus of media attention and affecting people’s lives on a multinational scale. His swift rise to power in the business and financial industries is surely stunning, not to mention the fact that his ample support of the arts and educational programs has undoubtedly been an inspiration to the business community generally. When you consider his industry knowledge and commitment, it would seem that there is nothing he can’t do. All in all, Stephen A. Schwarzman has made a huge difference to the business and financial communities and the world at large.