Talk:Stephen A. Schwarzman

message: Information to be added: In 2020, he signed The Giving Pledge, committing to give the majority of his wealth to philanthropic causes. 
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/steve-schwarzman-signs-the-giving-pledge-171217412.html 
https://givingpledge-uatv2.azurewebsites.net/Pledger.aspx?id=398 
ThomasClements Blackstone (talk) 20:21, 26 February 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: , with slightly different wording and references. –Erakura(talk) 22:34, 26 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Addition to Wealth and philanthropy

message: Is his getting a D- in high school verifiable?
Gkapur 23:36, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Citation

message: Removed the citation needed tag because it was done in 2008 and it seemed like the article was sufficiently cited. Cleanelephant (talk) 01:39, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removed tag 

message: http://nypost.com/2009/05/24/vultures-play-book/
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/02/11/the-birthday-party-2
So much missing considering all.... Wikipietime (talk) 16:29, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  McColl and The man, Vultures playbook 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

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Information to be removed: "In August 2010, Schwarzman compared the Obama administration's plan to raise the tax rate on carried interest to Hitler's invasion of Poland in 1939, for which Schwarzman later apologized." 
Explanation of issue: This is duplicative of the 'political and economic views' section that details the same events.
ThomasClements Blackstone (talk) 19:14, 6 December 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Reasonable enough. --GRuban (talk) 16:36, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Investment Career

message: Information to be added: 
"In 2018, Schwarzman Donated $10 million to establish a new education center at The National Library of Israel campus in Jerusalem. The center, scheduled to open in 2021, will function as the primary location for cross cultural educational programming which is a centerpiece of the renewed mission of the NLI."
Explanation of issue: The gift above is currently missing and reflects his philanthropic work. 
References supporting change: https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Billionaire-Stephen-Schwarzman-donates-10-million-to-the-National-Library-542177
https://www.newsmax.com/t/newsmax/article/843969?section=newsfront&keywords=stephen-a-schwarzman-national-library-of-israel-donation&year=2018&month=02&date=17&id=843969
https://blog.nli.org.il/en/schwarzman/
ThomasClements Blackstone (talk) 23:24, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: . These sources appear to be relatively minor, and the proposed language is excessively promotional. Not every examples of a donation is encyclopedically significant merely because it is verifiable. Why is this donation significant, according to reliable, independent source? Grayfell (talk) 23:30, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: National Library of Israel donation

message: Information to be added: In December 2018, Schwarzman was awarded the Order of the Aztec Eagle, Mexico’s highest honor for foreigners, by President Enrique Peña Nieto in recognition of Schwarzman’s work on behalf of the U.S. in support of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Explanation of the issue: This was a significant event recognizing Schwarzman's involvement in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
References supporting the change: https://www.theepochtimes.com/mexico-announces-award-for-trump-adviser-jared-kushner_2725765.html
https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-am-7630021a-5009-4bbb-81e9-eedf47c03e1a.html
https://www.blackstone.com/insights/article/schwarzman-honored-by-mexican-president-enrique-pena-nieto
ThomasClements Blackstone (talk) 23:40, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Are these really the best sources? The Axios one is a passing mention recycled from PR, and press releases are not sufficient for promotional content. The reliability of The Epoch Times is pretty uneven. Surely this could be better supported, right? If not, perhaps it's not significant. Grayfell (talk) 02:15, 4 February 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: If a reference originating from the Mexican government were to be located, such as an official announcement sourced through the gob.mx portal, this might merit inclusion, as the Order of the Aztec Eagle is an independently notable subject in Wikipedia.  Spintendo  09:38, 4 February 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Order of Aztec Eagle 

message: Information to be added: 
In 2018, Schwarzman Donated $10 million to establish a new education center at The National Library of Israel campus in Jerusalem. The center is scheduled to open in 2021.
Explanation of the issue: Per the above comments from Grayfell this is a revised request. Similarly, this includes one more'prominent' international publisher, including US News and Bloomberg. The significance, according to the US News/AP article is summarized in the sentence below. The gift is part of a larger more widely reported project to construct the new National Library of Israel campus.
"The donation will fund classrooms and education workshops Schwarzman hopes will foster inclusiveness and "cross-cultural relationships" between Jews, Christians and Muslims."
References supporting the change: 
https://www.usnews.com/news/news/articles/2018-02-08/billionaire-trump-adviser-donates-to-israel-national-library
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-02/schwarzman-durant-buy-prom-king-status-philanthropy-tracker
*Order of Aztec Eagle (Revised)
Information to be added: In December 2018, Schwarzman was awarded the Order of the Aztec Eagle, Mexico’s highest honor for foreigners, by President Enrique Peña Nieto in recognition of Schwarzman’s work on behalf of the U.S. in support of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Explanation of the issue: This was a significant event recognizing Schwarzman's involvement in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. This award was announced via a press release from the President of Mexico. When the new administration took over, they deleted all historical press releases from the government site. A search of historical cached pages shows the release: 
https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/prensa/president-epn-confers-mexican-order-of-aztec-eagle-on-co-founder-and-ceo-of-the-blackstone-group-stephen-allen-schwarzman
(adding one more article): https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/english/pena-honor-kushner
*Investment Career
Information to be deleted: "Blackstone, with "$360 billion in assets", is expanding into infrastructure investments.[24] Blackstone Group joined Saudi Arabia in May 2017 in a $40 billion fund to invest in stateside[clarification needed] infrastructure projects. Saudi Arabia will provide 50% of the fund which could lead to "$100 billion in total infrastructure investments on a leveraged basis".[24]"
Explanation of the issue: This is just one of Blackstone’s 10+ investing businesses – including only this is inaccurate and misleading – it would be more appropriate on the Blackstone company page. 
*Wealth and philanthropy
Information to be added: In 2018, MIT announced the creation of the Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing, made possible by a $350 million foundational gift from Schwarzman. The new college reorients MIT to bring the power of computing and AI to all fields of study and will look to advance the ethical considerations alongside the technology. This represents the most significant structural change to MIT since the early 1950s and creates 50 new faculty positions.
Explanation of issue: This is an omission from his current philanthropic profile. It is the largest single gift he has given and has been verified by multiple major publications, broken out below:
References supporting the addition: 
•	New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/15/technology/mit-college-artificial-intelligence.html
•	Financial Times: https://www.ft.com/content/06d44278-d07d-11e8-a9f2-7574db66bcd5 
•	Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/10/15/mit-announces-billion-outlay-for-study-artificial-intelligence-computing/8AhIrHXhTIpoKiFI90SvCM/story.html
ThomasClements Blackstone (talk) 15:37, 4 February 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  National Library of Israel (Revised) 

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thread_title: Reply 4-FEB-2019

message: Information to be added:
In 2018, MIT announced the creation of the Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing, made possible by a $350 million foundational gift from Schwarzman. 
In 2018, Schwarzman donated $10 million to establish a new education center at The National Library of Israel campus in Jerusalem. 
Explanation of the issue: Per User: Spintendo, removed any mention of future plans and instead referenced the donation/announcement of donations themselves, which has occurred.
References supporting the change: 
National Library of Israel - 
https://www.usnews.com/news/news/articles/2018-02-08/billionaire-trump-adviser-donates-to-israel-national-library
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-02/schwarzman-durant-buy-prom-king-status-philanthropy-tracker
MIT College of Computing - 
New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/15/technology/mit-college-artificial-intelligence.html
Financial Times: https://www.ft.com/content/06d44278-d07d-11e8-a9f2-7574db66bcd5 
Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/10/15/mit-announces-billion-outlay-for-study-artificial-intelligence-computing/8AhIrHXhTIpoKiFI90SvCM/story.html
ThomasClements Blackstone (talk) 15:06, 5 February 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Philanthropy and wealth (Revised version 2)

message: Spintendo  17:49, 5 February 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Reply 5-FEB-2019

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