Blackstone’s Global Head of Private Equity Joe Baratta shares his outlook for the private equity industry, the macro environment today, and his evolution as a leader.
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Jul 15
The Growth of the Space Industry
Falling launch costs, innovations, and AI are fuelling a space economy that could reach $1 trillion by the 2040s, according to Michael Tarulli and Erik Sparks in Goldman Sachs Investment Banking. The key driver: launch costs have plunged sharply, opening up access to space and en ... Show More
16m 34s
Jul 9
Ken Griffin on US-China Tensions and AI
Ken Griffin, the founder and CEO of Citadel, expects agentic artificial intelligence (AI) to enable a “golden age” of entrepreneurship and eliminate some corporate moats, even as the cost of using AI creates a deep moat around other companies. And while some jobs may be replaced ... Show More
29 m
Aug 2021
Joan Solotar on Private Equity Funds (Podcast)
Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Joan Solotar, who is the global head of private wealth solutions at Blackstone, which has $684 billion in assets under management. Solotar also serves on Blackstone's management committee, and is a member of the board of trus ... Show More
1h 8m
Oct 2025
BNY's Jose Minaya on How AI Is Transforming Asset Management
Barry speaks with Jose Minaya, global head of BNY Investments and Wealth. In this episode, Jose and Barry discuss his career buy-side trading, investing in the alternatives space. The also discuss the changes blockchain and AI are bringing to asset management. See omnystudio.com/ ... Show More
56m 33s
Feb 2022
The State of the Podcast Business with Bryan Barletta
If you want to understand the future of podcast advertising, spend 5 minutes with Bryan Barletta. This week, The Media Roundtable gives you almost an hour with the self-described “Podcast ad-tech by day, dungeon master by night.”
Barletta is a towering authority when it comes to ... Show More
59m 13s
Oct 2020
Mario Giannini on the Art of Investing (Podcast)
Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Mario Giannini, who is the CEO of private markets firm Hamilton Lane, one of the few publicly traded PE shops. The firm oversees more than $500 billion in privately invested assets, with $68 billion in directly managed funds. ... Show More
59m 2s