Peter G. Peterson

Overview

Peter G. Peterson is the Senior Chairman of Blackstone and a member of the board of directors of general partner. Mr. Peterson is a founder of The Blackstone Group. Mr. Peterson was elected to the board of directors of general partner effective March 20, 2007. Mr. Peterson is Chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations, founding Chairman of the Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics (Washington, D.C.) and founding President of The Concord Coalition. Mr. Peterson was the Co-Chair of The Conference Board Commission on Public Trust and Private Enterprises. He was also Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from 2000 to 2004. Prior to founding Blackstone, Mr. Peterson was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lehman Brothers (1973-1984). He was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bell and Howell Company from 1963 to 1971. In 1971, President Richard Nixon named Mr. Peterson Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs. He was named Secretary of Commerce by President Nixon in 1972. Mr. Peterson is a director of The India Fund, Inc. and The Asia Tigers Fund, Inc., and has served on a number of other corporate boards. Mr. Peterson is a Trustee of the Committee for Economic Development, the Japan Society and The Museum of Modern Art and a Director of the National Bureau of Economic Research, The Public Agenda Foundation and The Nixon Center.