One Man’s Incredible Story — Stephen Schwarzman
If you have not come across the story of Stephen Schwarzman, you should pay attention. Recently Stephen was no. fifty three on the list of the most well-off people in the country, but it’s not money which makes this story fascinating but his incredible rise to power in the business industry and his generosity to education and the arts. Stephen’s life illustrates that the keys to enjoying success in life are devoted hard work plus unflagging determination.
In 1985 Stephen Schwarzman and his business partner set up their company offering financial advice to the American investment community. Of course, the Blackstone Group pushed on from there to become the ground breaking business it is today.
Living for most of childhood in near Philadelphia, PA, Stephen got his schooling in the Abingdon school district. After high school he opted for undergraduate study at Yale. Harvard Business School near Boston was the next stop on his fast-track to success, where he received his Master’s degree in Business Administration in 1972. Then he joined at Lehman Brothers investment bank, located in New York, NY. By the very young age of 31, he was already a managing director. Stephen Schwarzman supports a range of educational programs as well as serving as an ancillary professor at the prestigious Yale School of Management. What’s more, he serves as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in NYC. In addition, he told the American public on March 11th, 2008 that he had gifted 100 million dollars to the New York Public Library to help fund their building project. Stephen is also one of the trustees of the library. It is scarcely surprising that Stephen A. Schwarzman is recognized as one of the United States’ elite — As one of Times Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People alive, Stephen is these days in the focus of media attention and impacting people’s lives all over the globe. His supremacy in the business and financial communities has definitely been nothing short of spectacular, not to mention the fact that his support of the arts and education has doubtlessly encouraged the business world at large. So America waits in anticipation to see what Stephen will do next. By way of a summary, Stephen has taken advantage of each and every opportunity offered to him and he has at the same time employed his riches and status to try to enrich his community.