Stephen A. Schwarzman’s story is one of generosity and dedication. Recently Steve was named the fifty-third most wealthy in the United States of America printed by Forbes Magazine, but it’s his incredible success in the business and finance world as well as his donations to society that make this story intriguing. Steve’s life shows the world that the greatest qualities in achieving success are devoted working hard and, of course, determination.

In 1985 Stephen established the Blackstone Group with his partner Peter Peterson, at first it was a private equity and financial advisory company. In recent years, it has set the pace in M&A, but be aware that he did not start out off the bat heading his own enterprise. Having called the Philadelphia suburban area home for much of his young life, Steve Schwarzman went to school in the School District of Abington. After finishing high school he was accepted for undergraduate study at the well acclaimed Yale University in Connecticut. After that, he decided to further his training at the internationally acclaimed Harvard Business School, graduating in 1972. Afterwards he would join the team at Lehman Brothers. By the age of thirty one, he was already a managing director.

Steve doesn’t simply give of his time to a broad range of not-for-profit organizations, but in addition he has also volunteered as a part-time professor at Yale. Furthermore, he serves as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the JFK Center for the Performing Arts in Manhattan. Furthermore, Steve recently contributed to the New York Public Library 100 million dollars to sponsor their construction program. He is also one of the trustees of the library. Consequently, it comes as no surprise that, American society looks at Steve for inspiration: Times Magazine last year appointed Stephen A. Schwarzman as one of the one hundred most influential people on the planet. His domination of the business community has been miraculous, not to mention the fact that his generous support of the liberal arts and education has doubtlessly been an encouragement to those around him. As far as the financial world goes, Steve Schwarzman can do no wrong. To sum up, we find a person who has taken every last opportunity that came his way and in return he has in the same stride employed his wealth to do his best to embetter the lives of those around him.