Blackstone Group

Leadership & Staff

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Nadeem Meghji Head of the Blackstone Group’s real estate business in the Americas

• Head of Real Estate Americas ('08→?)

David S Blitzer Senior Managing Director, The Blackstone Group; partial owner of the New Jersey Devils of the NHL, Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA, Crystal Palace FC of the English Premier League

• Senior Managing Director

John McCormick Co-head of Blackstone Group's $81 billion hedge fund unit; announced he is leaving the firm

• Senior Managing Director

Paget MacColl Global Head of Blackstone Alternative Asset Management, former head of the Americas institutional client business at Goldman Sachs

• Global Head of Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (May '21→?)

Gregory Blank Sr. Managing Director, Blackstone Group

• Sr. Managing Director

Alex Katz VP, government relations at Blackstone Group

• VP, government relations

Qahir Madhany Managing Director, Real Estate Group, Blackstone

• Managing Director, Real Estate Group

William Stein Senior Managing Director of Blackstone

• Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Global Asset Management

Angelo Acconcia Senior managing director, Blackstone Group

• senior managing director

Verdun Perry Blackstone Group executive

• Position

Owners

Tiger Management LLC Julian Robertson's personal hedge fund

• Investor ('15→?)

Janus Capital Management LLC Investment manager

• Institutional investor; percent stake: 2%

Horizon Kinetics LLC Investment firm

• Institutional investor

Fidelity Management & Research Company privately owned investment manager

• Institutional investor; percent stake: 3%

Brian Mulroney Former Conservative prime minister of Canada

• Shareholder

Citigroup Inc. Major American bank

• Institutional investor*; percent stake: 1%

China Investment Corporation China's state-run investment fund, it is one of the world's largest sovereign wealth funds, controlling over $200 billion

• Stake holder (May '07→Feb 22 '18); percent stake: 13%

American International Group, Inc. Global insurance company

• Owner ('98→?); percent stake: 7%

J Tomilson Hill Former co-CEO, Lehman Brothers and former Vice Chairman, Blackstone

• Insider

Board Members

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Brian Mulroney Former Conservative prime minister of Canada

• Board Member

Hamilton E James Private equity billionaire; Executive Vice Chairman of Blackstone

• Board Member

Kelly Ayotte Former Republican US Senator from New Hampshire

• Board Member (May 13 '19→?)

Ruth Porat SVP & CFO, Alphabet Inc.; former CFO and EVP at Morgan Stanley

• Board member ('20→?)

Jonathan D. Gray COO and President, Blackstone

• Board member

Jay O Light Dean and professor at Harvard Business School

• Board of Directors (Sep 18 '08→?)

J Tomilson Hill Former co-CEO, Lehman Brothers and former Vice Chairman, Blackstone

• Board Member

Stephen Schwarzman CEO of Blackstone Group

• Chairman

William G Parrett Retired CEO and Senior Partner, Deloitte (Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu)

• Board Member

Jim Breyer Venture-capitalist brother-in-law of Mitch McConnell; firm owns 10% of Facebook

• Board Member

Donations

No On Prop 10 Largest coalition/PAC against CA's Prop 10, which would permit cities to pass rent control

• Donation/Grant · 5,999,996 USD (Sep 1 '18→Sep 13 '18)*

Californians For Responsible Housing PAC registered to oppose Proposition 10 in California, which would repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act and allow cities to expand and strengthen rent control.

• Donation/Grant · 575,499 USD

Pete Buttigieg Biden DOT secretary. former mayor of South Bend, Indiana. 2020 Democratic presidential primary candidate

• Donation/Grant · 48,801 USD ('18→'20)

Every Republican is Crucial PAC Affiliate: Eric Cantor (R-Va)

• Donation · 34,500 USD ('08) [+1]

• Donation · 21,700 USD ('10)

Children’s Aid Society Private, child welfare nonprofit in NYC founded in 1853 by Charles Loring Brace

• Donation/Grant

Center for American Progress Democratic insider think tank started by former Clinton administration official John Podesta

• Donation/Grant*

Tom Reed Former NY-23 US Representative (2010-2022)

• Donation/Grant

Holdings

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EagleClaw Midstream Ventures LLC Pipeline company

• Owner

Starrett Corporation

• Stake holder

Huntley & Huntley

• Owner

Merlin Entertainment Second largest global operator of amusement parks/attractions behind only Disney

• Majority owner ('05→?)

Oatly Swedish vegan food brand

• Owner ('20→?)

Pátria Investimentos Blackstone-owned Brazilian investment firm

• Owner; percent stake: 40%

Hidrovias do Brasil Brasilian logistics firm

• Owner; percent stake: 9%

Cloverleaf Cold Storage cold storage warehouse and processing company founded in 1952

• Owner (Nov '17→?)

Motel 6 Motel franchise

• Owner

G6 Hospitality Hospitality company & Motel 6 Parent Company

• Owner

Child Organizations

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Blackstone Africa Infrastructure LP Africa subsidiary of Blackstone

• subsidiary ('14→?)

Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust Blackstone Group’s non-traded REIT affiliate

• Child Org

LXR Luxury Resorts

• brand ('05→?)

Blackstone Energy Partners Blackstone Group's $2.5 billion energy focused private equity fund

• Child Org

GSO Capital Partners Credit-oriented alternative asset managers

• Child Org

Equity Healthcare LLC

• Child Org

Blackstone Real Estate Advisors

• Child Org

Equity Office Properties Owner of 400 office buildings in the US

• Child Org

Blackstone Horizon Investment Platform for high-growth, launched by Blackstone in 2021

• Child Org

Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund

• Child Org*

Memberships

Business for Social Responsibility

• Member

FCLTGlobal

• Member

The California Business Roundtable The California Business Roundtable is a non-profit, nonpartisan organization composed of chief executive officers of leading California businesses.

• Member

American Investment Council Lobbying group for private equity firms, formerly known as the Private Equity Growth Capital Council

• Member

Council on Foreign Relations US foreign policy think tank

• "premium" corporate member

The Partnership for New York City, Inc. Nonprofit membership organization comprised of a select group of two hundred CEOs from top NYC-based businesses

• partner company

Private Equity Council Now known as the Private Equity Growth Capital Council (PEGCC). DC-based think tank and lobbing group for private equity firms.

• Member

Services & Transactions

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Ancestry.com World's Largest For Profit Genealogical Database

• Purchased By · 4,700,000,000 USD (Aug 5 '20→?)

China Investment Corporation China's state-run investment fund, it is one of the world's largest sovereign wealth funds, controlling over $200 billion

• investment client · 500,000,000 USD (Jul '09→?)

Public Buildings Service

• Client · 43,310,002 USD ('03→'08)

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Independent US government agency for regulating derivatives trading

• Client · 29,223,084 USD ('04→'08)

US Army Corps of Engineers

• Client · 12,506,130 USD ('03→'07)

Ogilvy Government Relations Lobbying firm formerly named 'Federalist Group ', part of the Ogilvy group since 2005

• Lobbying Firm · 4,960,000 USD ('05→'08)

Department of the Navy

• Client · 2,057,297 USD ('03→'07)

United States Air Force One of the military departments within the Department of Defense

• Client · 440,399 USD ('03→'06)

Offices, Boards and Divisions

• Client · 400,644 USD ('07)

Washington Headquarters Services

• Client · 359,802 USD ('04→'07)

Miscellaneous Relationships

UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing United Nations Program on Housing Access

• Contacted (Mar 22 '19→?)*

American International Group, Inc. Global insurance company

• joint venture partner ('00→?)

Kissinger Associates, Inc. Kissinger Associates, Inc., founded in 1982, is a New York City-based international consulting firm, founded and run by Henry Kissinger. The firm assists its clients in identifying strategic partners

• joint venture partner ('00→?)

Blackstone Charitable Foundation

• an affiliate*