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Blackstone Appoints Courtney Della Cava to Lead CEO Recruitment

PUBLIC · BXJan 28, 2025

Position

Managing Director

Company

Blackstone

Courtney della Cava
courtney.dellacava@blackstone.com
New YorkFinancial ServicesReal EstateFinanceReal Estate Investment

Description

Following the hiring of Courtney della Cava in 2021, Blackstone has transformed its approach to hiring CEOs for the 250 companies in its portfolio. The new CEO recruitment framework has become the envy of other private equity firms, with a rigorous and time-consuming recruitment process that includes nearly a dozen interviews, board presentations, third-party assessments, exhaustive feedback, and psychometric evaluation.

Quick answer

Blackstone Appoints Courtney Della Cava to Lead CEO Recruitment (January 28, 2025). Blackstone is based in New York, New York, United States.

Who is the new Managing Director at Blackstone?
Blackstone named Courtney della Cava Managing Director, announced January 28, 2025.
What did Blackstone announce on January 28, 2025?
Following the hiring of Courtney della Cava in 2021, Blackstone has transformed its approach to hiring CEOs for the 250 companies in its portfolio. The new CEO recruitment framework has become the envy of other private equity firms, with a rigorous and time-consuming recruitment process that includes nearly a dozen interviews, board presentations, third-party assessments, exhaustive feedback, and psychometric...
What does Blackstone do?
Blackstone is one of the world's leading investment firms.
Where is Blackstone based?
Blackstone is based in New York, New York, United States.
Which similar companies made leadership changes around the same time?
Walker & Dunlop (January 27, 2025), Ares (February 5, 2025), Cohen & Steers (February 11, 2025) and Eastdil Secured (January 8, 2025) also announced leadership changes within 45 days of Blackstone.

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Executive moves at companies in the same sectors within 45 days, from Fundz verified event records.

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Company Information

Company

Blackstone

Location

345 Park Avenue

New York, New York, United States

About

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 $649 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 on Twitter @Blackstone. SOURCE Simplilearn Solutions Private Limited

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