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Blackstone Appoints Courtney Della Cava To Lead CEO Recruitment

Jan 28, 2025•6 months ago

Position

Managing Director

Company

Blackstone

Courtney della Cava
New YorkFinancial ServicesFinance

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.

Company Information

Company

Blackstone

Location

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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Executive Insights

Based on hiring data
New executive impact window
87% of new executives make significant technology decisions within first 100 days
Budget influence
C-level executives control 73% of technology spending decisions
Transformation catalyst
65% of new senior hires launch digital transformation initiatives
Vendor review timeline
New executives typically review existing vendors within 6 months