Dan Smith
Chief Executive Officer at BLACKSTONE / GSO LONG-SHORT CREDIT INCOME FUND
Network origin in Dan Smith first degree
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University of Southern California
 University of Southern California Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.
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| Public Company | Investment Managers | 121 |
| Mutual Fd-Closed End | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | 13 | |
| Mutual Fd-Closed End | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | 12 | |
Blackstone Private Credit Fund
 Blackstone Private Credit Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Blackstone Private Credit Fund operates as a closed-end management investment company. It was formed to invest primarily in originated loans and other securities, including broadly syndicated loans, of U.S. private companies. The company was founded on February 11, 2020 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
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| Mutual Fd-Open End | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | 12 |
Blackstone / GSO Floating Rate Enhanced Income Fund
 Blackstone / GSO Floating Rate Enhanced Income Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Blackstone / GSO Floating Rate Enhanced Income Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company that continuously offers its shares and is operated as an interval fund. The Fund’s investment objective is to provide current income with low sensitivity to rising interest rates. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
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| Mutual Fd-Closed End | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | 8 |
Blackstone Liquid Credit Strategies LLC
 Blackstone Liquid Credit Strategies LLC Investment ManagersFinance Blackstone Liquid Credit Strategies LLC (BLCS) is a SEC-registered investment adviser and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2007 and is a subsidiary of Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP, which is ultimately held by Blackstone, Inc. (NYSE: BX). The firm was formerly known as GSO / Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC and changed their name to Blackstone Liquid Credit Strategies LLC in 2020. BLCS serves as investment manager for (i) pooled investment vehicles operating as private investment funds and (ii) registered investment companies.
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| Subsidiary | Investment Managers | 7 |
Blackstone GSO Floating Rate High Income Fund
 Blackstone GSO Floating Rate High Income Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Blackstone/GSO Floating Rate High Income Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The fund's primary investment objective is to provide high current income, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The fund intends to invest primarily in floating rate investments, including but not limited to senior loans, loans that are not first lien or are not secured by collateral and derivative instruments that provide for floating rate payments. The company was founded on March 25, 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
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| Mutual Fd-Closed End | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | 5 |
Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
Multi-company connection
Companies connected to Dan Smith via their personal network
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| BIOGEN INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Chairman Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. | Oil & Gas Pipelines | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| BLACKSTONE MORTGAGE TRUST, INC. | Real Estate Investment Trusts | Chief Investment Officer Director of Finance/CFO | |
Credit Suisse (USA), Inc.
 Credit Suisse (USA), Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Credit Suisse (USA), Inc. provides investment services. It offers securities underwriting and trading, mergers & acquisitions advice, research, private equity investment & derivative, and risk management services. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| CHENIERE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. | Gas Distributors | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| BLACKSTONE SENIOR FLOATING RATE 2027 TERM FUND | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director of Research - Fxd Inc Compliance Officer Director of Finance/CFO Director of Finance/CFO Director of Finance/CFO | |
Blackstone Real Estate Income Fund
 Blackstone Real Estate Income Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Blackstone Real Estate Income Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. It seek long-term total return, with an emphasis on current income, by primarily investing in a broad range of real estate-related debt investments. The company was founded on April 1, 2014 and is headquartered in New York. | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director of Finance/CFO | |
Blackstone Real Estate Income Fund II
 Blackstone Real Estate Income Fund II Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Blackstone Real Estate Income Fund II is a closed-end, non-diversified, management investment company, which is seeking long-term total return, with an emphasis on current income, by primarily investing in a broad range of real estate-related debt investments. It intends to pursue its investment objective by investing substantially all of its assets in Blackstone Real Estate Income Master Fund. The company was founded on October 15, 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director of Finance/CFO | |
| Blackstone Real Estate Income Master Fund | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director of Finance/CFO | |
| TALLGRASS ENERGY, LP | Oil & Gas Pipelines | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Blackstone Corporate Private Equity
 Blackstone Corporate Private Equity Investment ManagersFinance Blackstone Corporate Private Equity (Blackstone Corporate) is a private equity division of The Blackstone Group Inc founded in 1985 by Stephen Allen Schwarzman. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Investment Managers | Chief Executive Officer Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Director of Finance/CFO Private Equity Investor Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Private Equity Investor | |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
 McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Private Equity Investor | |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
| Dartmouth College | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Harvard University
 Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| Stanford University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Director/Board Member | |
ArcLight Capital Holdings LLC
 ArcLight Capital Holdings LLC Investment ManagersFinance ArcLight Capital Holdings LLC (ArcLight Capital) is a private equity firm founded by Dan R. Revers and Robb Eric Turner in 2000. The firm is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Analyst Private Equity Analyst | |
Deloitte & Touche LLP
 Deloitte & Touche LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Comptroller/Controller/Auditor | |
Blackstone Real Estate Advisors LP
 Blackstone Real Estate Advisors LP Investment ManagersFinance Blackstone Real Estate Advisors LP (Blackstone Real Estate) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Blackstone Holdings Partnerships founded in 1991 by John G. Schreiber. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Investment Managers | Chief Investment Officer President Director of Finance/CFO Chief Operating Officer | |
| BLACKSTONE SECURED LENDING FUND | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | Director/Board Member Compliance Officer Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer Compliance Officer Director/Board Member Comptroller/Controller/Auditor Director/Board Member Public Communications Contact Comptroller/Controller/Auditor Chief Operating Officer President | |
Blackstone Credit /Private Equity/
 Blackstone Credit /Private Equity/ Investment ManagersFinance Blackstone Credit /Private Equity/ (Blackstone Credit) is a private equity subsidiary of Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Investment Managers | Chief Executive Officer Investment Committee Member Private Equity Investor Private Equity Analyst Director of Finance/CFO Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor | |
Blackstone Group Management LLC
 Blackstone Group Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Part of Blackstone, Inc., Blackstone Group Management LLC is a company that provides investment advisory services. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Pete G. Peterson, Stephen Allen Schwarzman. Stephen Allen Schwarzman has been the CEO since incorporation. | Investment Managers | Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Investor Relations Contact Director of Finance/CFO Director/Board Member President General Counsel Director/Board Member | |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| The Blackstone Charitable Foundation | Director/Board Member Chairman Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | ||
Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP
 Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP Investment ManagersFinance Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP (BACA) is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Stephen Schwarzman in 2005 as GSO Capital Partners LP and changed their name to Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP in 2020. They are a subsidiary of GSO Holdings I LLC, ultimately owned by The Blackstone Group, Inc. (NYSE: BX). BACA provides their services to a limited number of sophisticated investors such as institutional and high-net worth individual investors. | Investment Managers | Chief Executive Officer President Investment Committee Member Investment Committee Member Investment Committee Member General Counsel | |
| New York University | College/University | Masters Business Admin Corporate Officer/Principal Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| The University of Texas at Austin | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Director/Board Member Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
Council on Foreign Relations, Inc.
 Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY. | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member | |
| Harvard Business School | College/University | Masters Business Admin Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
Cheniere Energy Partners GP LLC
 Cheniere Energy Partners GP LLC Gas DistributorsUtilities Part of Cheniere Energy, Inc., Cheniere Energy Partners GP LLC engages in distribution of liquefied natural gas. The company is based in Houston, TX. Jack A. Fusco has been the CEO of the company since 2016. | Gas Distributors | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| Harvard Law School | College/University | Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
The Blackstone Group, Inc. (Illinois)
 The Blackstone Group, Inc. (Illinois) Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services The Blackstone Group, Inc. provides marketing research services. It provides custom market research services for clients in industries as consumer packaged goods, financial services, healthcare and technology. The firm's clients include eBay, Harris Bank and Pfizer. The company was founded by Ashref A. Hashim in 1987 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Engineering & Construction | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal General Counsel | |
Cornell University
 Cornell University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Blackstone Alternative Asset Management LP
 Blackstone Alternative Asset Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Blackstone Alternative Asset Management LP (BAAM) is a fund-of-hedge funds manager and registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Stephen Schwarzman in 1990 and is owned by Blackstone Holdings I-Sub (BAAM) GP LLC, ultimately held by The Blackstone Group, Inc. (NYSE: BX). BAAM provides hedge fund solutions for institutional investors and sophisticated individuals. | Investment Managers | Chief Executive Officer President Compliance Officer Chief Executive Officer | |
| Yale University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Clarus Ventures LLC
 Clarus Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Clarus Ventures LLC (Clarus Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Blackstone, Inc. founded in 2005 by Nicholas G. Galakatos. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor | |
Blackstone Life Sciences Advisors LLC
 Blackstone Life Sciences Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Blackstone Life Sciences Advisors LLC (Blackstone Life Sciences) is a private equity subsidiary of Blackstone, Inc. founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Investment Managers | Consultant / Advisor Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor | |
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP provides legal services. Its areas of practices include corporate, litigation, banking and credit, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, private funds, intellectual property, restructuring and bankruptcy, and tax. The firm serves the energy, financial services, healthcare, insurance and reinsurance, technology, retail, defense, education and transportation industries. The company operates through its offices located in Beijing, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York, Palo Alto, São Paulo, Seoul, Tokyo and Washington, DC. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| Columbia Business School | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
The New York City Investment Fund Manager, Inc.
 The New York City Investment Fund Manager, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance The New York City Investment Fund Manager Inc. (The New York City Investment Fund Manager) is a venture capital firm founded by Henry Kravis in 1996. The firm is headquartered in New York, United States. | Investment Managers | Director/Board Member Consultant / Advisor Consultant / Advisor | |
| State University of New York at Buffalo | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Harvard College | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| INVITATION HOMES INC. | Real Estate Investment Trusts | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| Georgetown University | College/University | Director/Board Member Doctorate Degree | |
The Aspen Institute, Inc.
 The Aspen Institute, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Aspen Institute operates an institution that fosters leadership skills and open-minded dialogue. It conducts seminars, policy programs, conferences and leadership development initiatives, the Institute and its international partners seek to promote nonpartisan inquiry. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| The Pennsylvania State University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
East Harlem Tutorial Program
 East Harlem Tutorial Program Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous The East Harlem Tutorial Program is a non-profit educational organization. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | Chairman Director/Board Member |
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| Consumer Services | 17 |
| Finance | 16 |
| Miscellaneous | 8 |
| Commercial Services | 5 |
| Industrial Services | 4 |
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| Director/Board Member | 533 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 230 |
| Independent Dir/Board Member | 105 |
| Undergraduate Degree | 92 |
| Chairman | 76 |
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| Jim Breyer | 51 |
| John Maraganore | 38 |
| Sean T. Klimczak | 36 |
| Dwight Scott | 34 |
| Edward D'Alelio | 34 |
| Michael Holland | 33 |
| William Young | 32 |
| Michael Chae | 31 |
| Rochelle Lazarus | 31 |
| Stephen Schwarzman | 31 |
| William Parrett | 31 |
| Emmett Cunningham | 29 |
| Lionel Yves Assant | 28 |
| Joseph Baratta | 28 |
| William Renahan | 26 |
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