Blackstone appoints Ruth Porat to its Board of Directors

– USA, NY –  Blackstone (NYSE: BX) today announced the appointment of Ruth Porat, CFO of Alphabet Inc. and Google Inc., to its Board of Directors.

“I first worked closely with Ruth during Blackstone’s IPO and greatly admire her talent and judgment. She possesses a deep understanding of the financial services industry from her years on Wall Street and has had a front-row seat in Silicon Valley to the technological revolution that is sweeping the world. Her unique perspective will be a tremendous asset to Blackstone’s board.” said Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder,, Steve Schwarzman. 

Jon Gray, President and COO added: “We are thrilled to have Ruth joining Blackstone’s board. She’s an exceptional leader and a wonderful person. I know she will have a powerful impact on our firm, given her wealth of experience from both the finance and technology worlds.”

About Ruth Porat

Ruth joined Google as Senior VP and CFO in May 2015 and has also held the same title at Alphabet since it was created in October 2015. Previously, she spent 27 years at Morgan Stanley, most recently serving as EVP and CFO of the company. She held a number of prior senior roles at the bank, including Vice-Chairman of Investment Banking, Global Head of the Financial Institutions Group, and Co-head of Technology Investment Banking. At Morgan Stanley, she led many milestone transactions, including Blackstone’s IPO in 2007.

Ruth Porat commented: “I’ve known Steve, Jon and the Blackstone leadership team for many years and have always admired Blackstone’s business and culture. The firm’s tremendous growth, success and innovation is a testament to the quality of its people and the strength of its global platform. I hope to contribute as a member of the Board.”

Porat is Vice-Chair of Stanford University’s Board of Trustees and a member of the Board of Directors of the Stanford Management Company, the University’s endowment. She is a member of the Aspen Institute Economic Strategy Group and the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution.

She holds a BA from Stanford University, an MSc from The London School of Economics and an MBA from the Wharton School.

About Blackstone

Blackstone is one of the world’s leading investment firms. We seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors, the companies we invest in, and the communities in which we work. We do this by using extraordinary people and flexible capital to help companies solve problems. Our $538 billion in assets under management include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, growth equity, opportunistic, non-investment grade credit, real assets and secondary funds, all on a global basis.

For more information: https://www.blackstone.com

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