John Gray
Senior executive at Blackstone (President/COO) focused on private equity, real assets, and Blackstone's AI and data center initiatives across the firm's portfolio.
Top 5 podcasts with John Gray
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Sep 18, 2026 • 48min
India’s Growth Test, Bangalore’s Infrastructure Problem, India’s Tech Rivalry
Rajesh Menon, CEO of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, brings a sports-business perspective, while Blackstone COO John Gray offers an investor’s view. They explore Bangalore’s infrastructure crunch, Hyderabad’s rise as a tech and biotech rival, AI’s impact on India’s workforce, U.S.-India investment ties, and cricket’s transformation into a powerful entertainment economy.
Sep 15, 2026 • 31min
WHOOP Founder Will Ahmed: The Body as Data, Sleep Science & the Future of Healthcare
Will Ahmed, WHOOP founder and CEO, built a screenless wearable that turns sleep, recovery, and performance into continuous health data. Speaking with Blackstone’s John Gray, he explores cold plunging, WHOOP’s path from athletic tool to Medicare, and the future of AI-powered healthcare. They discuss why connected data could transform medicine, make annual checkups feel outdated, and help predict illness.
May 4, 2026 • 47min
SOTS 2nd Hour: Blackstone COO, Ares CEO, & Morgan Stanley's Simkowitz 5/4/26
Dan Simkowitz, Morgan Stanley co-president steering institutional markets and IPOs. Michael Arougheti, Ares CEO driving private credit and fundraising. Jon Gray, Blackstone COO leading private equity and AI/data center plays. They discuss AI deployments and infrastructure, private credit and fundraising dynamics, IPO and exit timing, and geopolitics’ market impact.
Mar 3, 2026 • 49min
SOTS 2nd Hour: Navigating the Sell-off, Blackstone COO on Credit Concerns, & LIVE: Target CEO 3/3/26
John Gray, Blackstone president and COO, tackles private credit, record redemptions, and liquidity questions. Michael Fiddelke, Target CEO, outlines his turnaround plan, merchandising resets, tech experiments, and investor guidance. They discuss market volatility, geopolitics, and how long-term strategies shape responses to redemptions and retail recovery.
Dec 30, 2025 • 2h 1min
#103 - Alex Shahidi: Top 10 Insights of 2025 (Part 2)
Join Greg Chernow, a fixed income expert, and John Gray, president of Blackstone, as they dive into inflation’s unpredictability and the essentials of great leadership. Rajiv Jain raises caution about the AI boom while Dr. Leonard Kleinrock reminisces on the internet's origins, highlighting valuable lessons for AI. Brock Sutton discusses AI as a general-purpose technology, emphasizing collaboration with humans. Jeffrey Gundlach warns of a new era marked by rising interest rates, while Bob Prince identifies critical U.S. fiscal vulnerabilities.
