Embedding Finance in the Business: Chris Striano, CFO, Blackstone Private Equity and Tactical Opportunities

One of the challenges of a CFO of an alternative asset management firm is balancing the different demands of a wide range of stakeholders, from PE management, to investors and to those in the portfolio companies, according to Christopher Striano, CFO of Blackstone Group LP’s Private Equity and Tactical Opportunities businesses. Mr. Striano discusses his top priorities since becoming CFO in 2012 and describes how he transformed finance at those two Blackstone businesses from a largely back office function to one that is integrated with the businesses they support. He also explains why leveraging technology is critical to his efforts to strengthen stakeholder connectivity and scale the business.

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