Blackstone Warns CEOs To Transform With AI

Rodney Zemmel, Blackstone's senior managing director, warns CEOs they have roughly 24 months—until 2026—to embed AI across operations or risk irrelevance. He cites measurable productivity gains across Blackstone's portfolio, which manages over $1 trillion in assets and employs hundreds of thousands worldwide. The implication: companies must rebuild data infrastructure, workflows and talent strategies to secure durable competitive advantages.