Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> April 25, 2002

John Kukral – The Blackstone Group

JOHN Z. KUKRAL is a Senior Managing Director of The Blackstone Group and head of the Real Estate Group. Mr Kukral is based in London, where he serves as a Managing Director of The Blackstone Group International Limited and oversees the global real estate activities of the group. He is also a member of the firm's Executive Committee. Before joining Blackstone, Mr Kukral was a Principal at the Starwood Capital Group and Colony Capital, Inc. Mr Kukral graduated from Northwestern University and received his MBA from Harvard Business School. He is an active member of the Urban Land Institute and currently serves as the Chairman of The Savoy Group. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief historical sketch of Blackstone and

then a picture of what the company has been doing lately and is doing

now?

Mr. Kukral: Blackstone has been investing in