Stephen Schwarzman | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer |
Jonathan Gray | President, Chief Operating Officer |
Michael Chae | Chief Financial Officer |
Tony James | Executive Vice Chairman |
Joan Solotar | Head of Private Wealth Solutions and External Relations |
Weston Tucker | Head of Investor Relations |
Alex Blostein | Goldman Sachs |
Bob Lee | KBW |
Michael Cyprys | Morgan Stanley |
Bill Katz | Citigroup |
Craig Siegenthaler | Credit Suisse |
Glenn Schorr | Evercore ISI |
Devin Ryan | JMP Securities |
Patrick Davitt | Autonomous Research |
Michael Carrier | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
Gerry O’Hara | Jefferies |
Chris Shutler | William Blair |
Hello everyone and welcome to the Blackstone Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 Investor Conference Call.
During the presentation, your lines will remain on listen-only, and if you require assistance at any time, please key star, zero on your telephone and a coordinator will be happy to assist you. I would like to advise all parties this conference is being recorded for replay purposes.
Now I’d like to hand you over to our host for today, Weston Tucker, Head of Investor Relations. Please go ahead, Weston.