This summer, Gray addressed Blackstone's summer interns about how they might advance at the firm, according to a recent LinkedIn post.
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Here's how to succeed at Blackstone, according to three executives, an ex-intern, and public comments made by top leaders including Gray and Schwarzman.
"Steve Schwarzman always says it is just as easy to hire a smart, nice person as a smart, not nice person," Ross told BI.
That's just not who we are as a firm," Ross said, adding, "We think investing's a team sport."
Persons:
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Organizations:
Service, Business, Blackstone, Blackstone —, Lehman Brothers, Thomson Reuters, Duke University's, NBA, New York Knicks, Milwaukee Bucks, Associated Press, Duke, 75th Ranger Regiment, Army, LinkedIn, Veterans Network, Blackstone .
Locations:
Blackstone, New York, Manhattan, Afghanistan