Blackstone Announces Appointment of General (ret) David L. Goldfein, Former Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, as...
January 14 2021 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Blackstone (NYSE:BX) today announced the appointment of retired
four star General David L. Goldfein, the 21st Chief of Staff of the
United States Air Force, as a Senior Advisor. General Goldfein will
bring his deep experience in strategy, management, and leadership
to advise across the firm’s businesses and portfolio companies.
Wayne Berman, Global Head of Government Affairs at
Blackstone, said: “Dave exemplifies the global perspective and
strategic thinking that are a core part of Blackstone’s culture. We
look forward to benefitting from his judgement and experience
across our firm, portfolio companies and partners around the world
as a Senior Advisor.”
General Goldfein retired from the U.S. Air Force in October 2020
after a distinguished 37-year career, culminating as the country’s
highest-ranking air force officer. As Chief of Staff, General
Goldfein was responsible for over 693,000 men and women serving
around the world, managing an annual operating budget of over $168
billion and the readiness of all U.S. air and space power. Over the
course of his career, General Goldfein held a wide range of
command, operational and joint staff assignments, including
Director of the Joint Staff for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff and the Air Component Commander for U.S. Central Command.
As a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Goldfein
served as a senior military adviser to the President, National
Security Council, and Secretary of Defense and senior
representative of the U.S. Air Force with allies and coalition
partners around the world. General Goldfein is a Senior Fellow at
Johns Hopkins Applied Research Laboratory, Senior Mentor for new
general and flag officers at the National Defense University and on
the Board of the Air Force Association.
General Goldfein added: “I’m pleased to be advising the
Blackstone team. This is a critical time for investment in
technology across a wide range of industries and I look forward to
working with Blackstone and its portfolio companies on their
investments around the world.”
In addition to advising the firm’s strategic and investments
decisions, General Goldfein will support Blackstone’s commitment to
advancing the employment and professional development of the
veterans and military families within our firm, across our
portfolio and through our nonprofit partnerships. Through the
Blackstone Veterans Initiative, the firm and our portfolio
companies have hired more than 80,000 veterans and their spouses
since 2013, with a goal of reaching 100,000 by 2022.
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 $584 billion in
assets under management include investment vehicles focused on
private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, life sciences,
growth equity, opportunistic, non-investment grade credit, real
assets and secondary funds, all on a global basis. Further
information is available at www.blackstone.com. Follow Blackstone
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