If you have never come across the story of Stephen A. Schwarzman, this should interest you. Recently Steve was named as the 53rd richest person in America by Forbes Magazine, nevertheless it’s his generosity to education and the arts and his outstanding achivements that show him to be such a magnetic person. The Blackstone Group tycoon is a phenomenal role model and his life demonstrates that dedication and hard work are fundamental in achieving success. In the 1980’s Steve and his co-founder established their firm offering financial advice to the American investment community. In recent years, it has set the pace in M&A; but Steve did not start out immediately running his own venture. Steve spent his childhood in surburban Philadelphia. He graduated from Abington Senior High School; his next step was to get his bachelor’s degree from Yale University in 1969. After that, he decided to advance his education at the famed Harvard Business School, receiving his Master’s degree in Business Administration in 1972. Then Steve joined with Lehman Brothers investment bank, located in NYC. Steve was appointed to the boards at the very precocious age of only thirty-one. Stephen A. Schwarzman volunteered his time as an assistant professor at the esteemed Yale School of Business Management and also supports many non-profit organizations, education, and the arts. Beyond this, he is Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the JFK Center for the Performing Arts in NYC. On top of all that, he proudly announced on March 11, 2008 that he had given $100 million to the New York Public Library to help them enlarge. In fact, the New York Public Library called one of their recently constructed buildings the “Stephen A. Schwarzman Building” to commemorate his benevolent contribution.

So you won’t be too surprised to learn, American society looks at Steve Schwarzman for inspiration — As one of Times Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People on the planet, Steve is nowadays widely followed by the newspapers and impacting economies all over the globe. His supremacy in the financial sector has been nothing short of spectacular, not to mention the fact that his support of the liberal arts and education has encouraged the business community generally. As far as the people of America can see, Steve has it all. Stephen A. Schwarzman is doubtless an interesting businessman who has made his mark on America and the world in general.