J. Tomilson Hill

Overview

J. Tomilson Hill is Vice Chairman of Blackstone and a member of the board of directors of general partner. Mr. Hill was elected to the board of directors of general partner effective March 20, 2007. Mr. Hill is head of funds of hedge funds operation, having previously served as co-head ofcorporate and mergers and acquisitions advisory operation before assuming his current role in 2000. Before joining Blackstone in 1993, Mr. Hill began his career at First Boston, later becoming one of the co-founders of its Mergers & Acquisitions Department. After heading the Mergers & Acquisitions Department at Smith Barney, he joined Lehman Brothers as a partner in 1982, serving as Co-Head and subsequently Head of Investment Banking. Later, he served as Co-Chief Executive Officer of Lehman Brothers and Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer of Shearson Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Mr. Hill is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Advantage Testing Foundation and of Lincoln Center Theater, where he serves as Vice Chairman. Mr. Hill serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. He serves as a director of OpenPeak Inc.