Tony James

President

The Blackstone Group

Hamilton (“Tony”) E. James is President of The Blackstone Group, overseeing Blackstone’s Private Equity and Corporate Advisory Services investment banking groups. He is also a member of Blackstone’s Management and Executive Committees and sits on each of the firm’s investment committees.

Prior to joining Blackstone he was Chairman of Global Investment Banking and Private Equity at Credit Suisse First Boston and a member of the Executive Board. Prior to the acquisition of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette by Credit Suisse First Boston in 2000, Mr. James was the Chairman of DLJ’s Banking Group, responsible for all the firm’s investment banking and merchant banking activities. Mr. James joined DLJ in 1975 as an Investment Banking associate. He became head of DLJ’s global M&A group in 1982, founded DLJ Merchant Banking, Inc. in 1985, and was named Chairman of the Banking Group in 1995. He is a Director of Costco Wholesale Corporation and has served on a number of other corporate Boards.

Mr. James is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of American Ballet Theatre, Trustee and member of The Executive Committee of The Second Stage Theatre, Chairman of the Executive Committee of Trout Unlimited, and a Trustee of Choate Rosemary Hall School. Mr. James is actively involved in various capacities with Harvard University and chairs his reunion classes for each of Choate Rosemary Hall, Harvard College and Harvard Business School. Mr. James graduated magna cum laude with a BA from Harvard College in 1973 and was a John Harvard Scholar. He earned an MBA with high distinction from the Harvard Business School and graduated as a Baker Scholar in 1975.