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= Overview =
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<span style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: medium; text-align: right">Blackstone is the world's largest alternative asset investment firm founded by Stephen A. Schwarzman and Peter George Peterson in 1985. Blackstone currently has $311 billion in assets under management, and released an initial public offering in 2007. From its own description:</span>
<blockquote><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="color: rgb(94, 94, 94); line-height: 17px">"Blackstone is the world’s largest independent alternative asset manager, serving the investment needs of leading </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(94, 94, 94); line-height: 17px; font-size: medium; font-family: georgia, serif">public pension funds, academic and charitable institutions and other investors for more than 25 years. Our funds include private equity funds, real estate funds, customized hedge fund solution funds, credit-oriented funds and publicly traded closed-end mutual funds. In addition, we provide investment advice and management services to institutional investors through a variety of separately managed accounts. "</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="font-size:medium">'''Fever Smart - '''A Penn and Wharton collaboration, non-invasive fever monitoring technology: Fever Smart, won $10,000 at the first "Rise Above the Rest" student speed pitch competition.</span></span>
<span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="font-size:medium">'''[https://www.roarforgood.com/ Roar for Good ] - '''Wearable self-defense technologhy "Roar for Good" raised over $260,000 on Kickstarter, receiving more than 4,000 orders from 47 countries around the world. "Roar for Good" will also compete for a $70,000 grand prize at the SBA InnovateHer Challenge Competition in March.</span></span>
<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: georgia, serif">...and more! Click [https://blackstonelaunchpad.org/ here ]for more recent success stories.</span>
*USC
*Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">'''Connecticut'''</span></span>
*Trinity College
*Cornell University
*New York University
*Syracuse University
*University at Albany
*University at Buffalo
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">'''OhioPennsylvania'''</span></span>
*TEMPTemple University*University City Science Center*Philadelphia University
'''<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">South Carolina</span></span>''' *'''<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"></span></span>'''PennsylvaniaUniversity of South Carolina '''<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Texas</span></span>'''
*Temple University'''<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"></span></span>'''Texas A&M*University City Science Centerof Texas at Austin*Philadelphia Universityof Texas at Dallas
*NUI Galway Students' Union
*University College Cork
If your inquiry is associated with your desire for a position at The Blackstone Group, please visit the [http://blackstone.com/cps/rde/xchg/bxcom/hs/careers.htm Careers] page.
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