# The Man Who Built Blackstone Into a $1.3 Trillion Empire | Leaders with Francine Lacqua

- Source: Bloomberg Originals
- Published: 2026-10-25T08:00:18+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaeHzTS6Pck
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/the-man-who-built-blackstone-into-a-1-3-trillion-empire-leaders-with-f-76d604/

As chief executive of Blackstone, Stephen Schwarzman helped transform modern finance by moving private equity into the mainstream. The company is now the world’s largest alternative asset manager with a portfolio worth $1.3 trillion. On this episode of Leaders, he speaks with Francine Lacqua about spotting economic shifts before they show up in public data, investing early in artificial intelligen

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