Blackstone's Schwarzman launches ambitious scholars program in China

Blackstone's Schwarzman launches ambitious scholars program in China

Stephen Schwarzman, Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder of Blackstone, speaks at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 3, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

When Blackstone Group Co-founder and Chief Executive Stephen Schwarzman was asked by the president of China’s elite Tsinghua University to design a major initiative for the school, the private equity billionaire decided to aim high.

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