Jon Gray - President of Blackstone | Podcast | In Good Company | Norges Bank Investment Management

Blackstone President and COO: Investment Decisions, Entrepreneurial Drive and Company Culture

Join Nicolai Tangen as he sits down with Jonathan Gray, President and COO of Blackstone and former head of its real estate division. Gray shares what drives Blackstone’s success, the evolution of their investment philosophy, and the process for identifying outstanding businesses. He also provides insights into Blackstone's entrepreneurial culture, their approach to private equity and credit markets, and why scale and innovation are key to staying ahead. Tune in for a masterclass in leadership and investing!

In Good Company is hosted by Nicolai Tangen, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management. New episode out every Wednesday.

The podcast In Good Company is part of Norges Bank Investment Management, a podcast about our investments. We are transparent about how the fund is invested. In this podcast, you get a deeper insight into the companies the fund is invested in.

Our CEO, Nicolai Tangen, has in-depth interviews with the leaders of some of the largest companies in the world. You will get insight into their leadership principles, the company’s strategy and how they are dealing with a large investor like us. You will also learn more about our role as an owner of the companies.

[kemibrianolimba]

This is Brilliant. Thank you Jon and Nicolai for all the wisdom that you shared in the interview🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[UnhingedOneofficial]

Too many bots comments, But great podcast, I have never seen, So much knowledge in one channel, just thankyou for giving us this knowledge through your Network. And platform, thankyou

[mfurmyr]

This interview made me dive deeper in to Blackstone and also Blacrock, and as an educated journalist I found many interesting sides of the companies.

[johnvanessche]

I met Jon Gray before and he's a very nice approachable guy. Lots of great nuggets of info to take away from this one

[AhmadJaafaru]

Jon Gray is brilliant. Absolutely top tier, alongside Marc Rowan. They're probably the best articulators, in the investments world I've ever listened to.

[이민영-to]

Great questions, Great guests, Thx for all these efforts!!! Happy new year!!

[benergy]

thanks for a good interview. happy new year

[jerrybillionss]

Thanks you so much Nicolai I have learned a lot from you

[brendancarrington-kh]

What's the most effective strategy during this period of volatility with the rate cut? Most of my portfolio is in (20% Index funds, 20% CD's 30% Bonds/T-bills and other assets) I want to explore different strategies to benefit from a potential bubble.

[rollie]

Great interview, I'm a long time investor!!

[MarkSabbagh-oy]

Jon gray is the best! Thanks for this Nicholai!

[ascissaordinata]

Thank you for the great interview.. you need to fix the audio, we can hear the breathing during the last part

[ClydeSteinmetz]

The development of Web3 Infinity is admirable. It's important to maintain an eye on this project!

[WalimHamda]

I Hit 120k today trading. Started last month 2024. Financial education is indeed required for more than 70% of the society in the country as very few are literate on the subject. thanks to Samantha Donald for helping me achieve this.

[TugraSerpil]

Being a part of the Web3 Infinity community excites me. Let's change the world!

[wbltrack]

Hilton is the best business this guy could think of??

[TheGreekGodOfWallStreet]

6:03 Jon sounded a lot like Joan for a second there

[romeisburning]

The illiquidity premium that may have worked over the last 40 years will not outperform liquid markets over the next 40 years but not to worry, dumb (insitutional) money loves to pay fees.

[RustuSimender]

Web3 Infinity's roadmap is impressive. It shows a clear path for development.

[ethanmye-rs]

@26:50 lol. History is full of speculative canals, factories, railroads to no where, etc. 2bn dc at AWS scale is not even a big project.

lol power, power is only getting cheaper! Solar comining online is rapidly decreasing costs everywhere.

@35:10 also haha at the regulation dodge, there will absolutely be more regs coming down the pipe should the party stop (and it’s going to stop sometime!)