>John Studzinski
Advisor to AIG in their major bailout.
"The judge cited John Studzinski, vice chairman of the Blackstone Group and an adviser to A.I.G., who had instructed the board to accept the government’s offer in 2008, telling the room of directors: “Twenty percent of something [is] better than 100 percent of nothing.”"
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/16/business/dealbook/surprise-ruling-finds-bailout-shorted-aig.html
>Studz
This is a great article on "Studz". He stepped down from Blackston on 8/2018.
"During the financial crisis, he tackled one of the most challenging assignments of the period – the restructuring of American International Group Inc. He chose to stay at Blackstone after the 2015 spinoff of its advisory business and repurposed his dealmaking skills. He courted new sources of capital outside the U.S., forging ties with billionaire families, including the Rothschilds, the Swarovskis and the Olayans, as well as Japan Post Bank Co. and the government of Norway."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-03/blackstone-s-studzinski-to-depart-as-gray-era-ushers-in-change