Jim Breyer to Join Blackstone’s Board of Directors
July 14 2016 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Blackstone (NYSE:BX) today announced that Jim Breyer has joined
its board of directors. He is founder and CEO of a premier global
venture capital and private equity investor, Breyer Capital,
focused on catalyzing high-impact entrepreneurs in the U.S. and
China. Over the course of his career, Mr. Breyer has been an
investor in over thirty consumer internet, media, and technology
companies that have completed highly successful public offerings or
successful mergers.
Commenting on the appointment, Stephen A. Schwarzman,
Blackstone’s Chairman and CEO, said, “Jim’s deep knowledge of
emerging technologies, large businesses, and academic research
universities will add significant expertise to our team at
Blackstone to ensure that we continue to innovate as we have for
over thirty years. As the world changes in unexpected and dynamic
ways, we are thrilled to welcome Jim and the immense insight that
he will bring to the firm.”
Tony James, President of Blackstone, added, “Jim’s stellar
record as an investor and knack for identifying the winners of
tomorrow make him a superb fit for our board of directors. I look
forward to working closely with him in the years ahead to move the
firm forward in new ways.”
“I am honored to join Blackstone’s board of directors and have
the opportunity to be involved with this premier global investment
firm,” said Mr. Breyer. “Blackstone is well known for its
unparalleled record of innovation and excellence, and I look
forward to contributing to the firm’s ongoing success.”
In addition to founding Breyer Capital in 2006, Mr. Breyer also
served as managing partner at Accel Partners from 1995 to 2011,
where he led the first institutional venture capital investment in
Facebook in 2005 and joined the Facebook board. In 2005 Mr. Breyer
established a pioneering joint venture with China-based IDG Capital
Partners, a Chinese investment firm and continues to be the firm’s
major outside investment advisor and partner. Previously, he also
served as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company.
Mr. Breyer graduated from Stanford University and from Harvard
Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar. Mr. Breyer is a
member of the Board of Directors of Circle Internet Financial and
21st Century Fox, where he serves as chairman of the compensation
committee. Former Board memberships include Facebook, Marvel
Entertainment, Legendary Entertainment, Etsy, Dell, and Wal-Mart
Stores.
Mr. Breyer is a fellow of the Harvard Corporation, member of the
Advisory Board of Stanford University School of Engineering,
Trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Trustee of the San
Francisco Museum of Modern Art, member of the Council on Foreign
Relations, and member of the Advisory Board of the Tsinghua
University School of Economics and Management in Beijing.
About Blackstone
Blackstone is one of the world’s leading investment firms. We
seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our
investors, the companies we invest in, and the communities in which
we work. We do this by using extraordinary people and flexible
capital to help companies solve problems. Our asset management
businesses, with over $340 billion in assets under management,
include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate,
public debt and equity, non-investment grade credit, real assets
and secondary funds, all on a global basis. Further information is
available at www.blackstone.com. Follow Blackstone on Twitter
@Blackstone.
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