Mr Bennett J Goodman

KANDO id: 869

Bio

Bennett J Goodman, Senior Managing Director of The Blackstone Group and a Member of the Blackstone Group Executive Committee, is a Founder of GSO Capital Partners. Before co-founding GSO Capital Partners in 2005, Mr Goodman was Chairman, Founder and Managing Partner of the Alternative Capital Division of Credit Suisse First Boston. He was responsible for overseeing $33 billion of assets under management, including investment partnerships for private equity investments, mezzanine securities, real estate investments and several credit oriented investment strategies. Mr Goodman was a member of the Executive Board and the Management Council of CSFB. Additionally, Mr Goodman served as the Chairman of the Corporate Bank, overseeing CSFB's $35 billion of global corporate lending activities. Mr Goodman joined CSFB in 2000 when it acquired Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette ("DLJ") where he was Global Head of Leveraged Finance. Mr Goodman joined DLJ in 1988 as the founder of the High Yield Capital Markets Group. In 1993, DLJ became the #1 global issuer of high yield bonds and Mr Goodman's team retained that coveted market position for the next 11 consecutive years. Prior to joining DLJ, Mr Goodman worked in the high yield business at Drexel Burnham Lambert from 1984 to 1988. Mr Goodman received the 2004 Lifetime Achievement Award from Euromoney Magazine for his career achievements in the global capital markets. He is on the Board of Directors of the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the Cancer Research Institute and the American Jewish Committee (Westchester Chapter). He also serves on the Dean's Council of Mt Sinai School of Medicine and the investment committee of the Lafayette College endowment. Mr Goodman graduated from Lafayette College and the Harvard Business School.

Career


The Blackstone Group LP

Private equity firm

GSO Capital Partners - founder

Leading credit-oriented alternative asset manager
N/A (past)

Education