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Stephen A. Schwarzman is a financier, investment banker and chief executive officer. Stephen A. Schwarzman was born on February 14, 1947 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The age as of 2026 is 79. Education on record includes Abington Senior High School and Yale College. Recorded honors include Commander of the Legion of Honour (2017) and Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres (2017).
My Take
Stephen Schwarzman is one of those figures who genuinely redefined what a financier could build — co-founding Blackstone in 1985 with practically nothing but ambition and a Rolodex, then growing it into one of the world's most powerful private equity firms managing hundreds of billions. What I find fascinating is that he's not just a deal machine; the guy has poured serious money into education and the arts — MIT, Yale, Oxford, the New York Public Library — at a scale that makes the word "philanthropist" feel like an understatement. The French even gave him the Legion of Honour and the Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres in 2017, which is a pretty unusual flex for a Wall Street titan. Born on Valentine's Day 1947 in Philadelphia, still running the show well into his late seventies — whatever he's doing, it's working.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Stephen A. Schwarzman
- Name (Japanese)
- スティーブ・シュワルツマン
- Reading
- すてぃーぶ・しゅわるつまん
- Born
- February 14, 1947 (age 79)
- Origin
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Occupation
- financier / banker / investment banker / chief executive officer / entrepreneur
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Boar
2. Background
- High school
- Abington Senior High School
- University
- Yale College
Awards & achievements
- 2017 Commander of the Legion of Honour
- 2017 Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Stephen A. Schwarzman born?
Stephen A. Schwarzman was born on February 14, 1947 and is 79 years old.
Where is Stephen A. Schwarzman from?
Stephen A. Schwarzman is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
What does Stephen A. Schwarzman do?
Stephen A. Schwarzman works as financier, banker, investment banker, chief executive officer, entrepreneur.
Where did Stephen A. Schwarzman study?
Stephen A. Schwarzman attended Yale College.
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