5 Richest Billionaires in Finance and Investments Industry

3. Stephen Schwarzman

Net Worth (2024): $38.0 billion

Stephen Schwarzman is the founder of the leading private equity company, Blackstone Inc. (NYSE:BX). He co-founded the company with fellow billionaire Peter Peterson in 1985. The company is one of the world’s largest buyout firms and has more than $1 trillion in assets. Schwarzman serves as the chairman and CEO of the company and is one of the richest billionaires in the finance and investments industry.