Unfazed By Fears Over AI Job Cuts, Blackstone Is Building A 450-Person Private-Wealth Army As It Eyes $1 Trillion
- Posted on February 17, 2026
- By Forbes
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Unfazed By Fears Over AI Job Cuts, Blackstone Is Building A 450-Person Private-Wealth Army As It Eyes $1 Trillion

With $302 billion in retail assets and AUM up 27% in two years, the world’s largest asset manager is racing to make private markets mainstream for individual investors.