Chuck Schumer’s son-in-law lands lucrative
gig at private equity giant Blackstone
Posted By: Ribicon, 8/3/2022 9:47:28 PM
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s son-in-law has been hired by top private equity firm Blackstone—the latest family member to land a lucrative gig with an industrial giant that is subject to government regulation. Michael Shapiro, the Princeton- and Yale-educated lawyer who most recently worked for the Biden administration as deputy assistant secretary for economic policy at the Department of Transportation, has been hired as director for government affairs by the Wall Street firm. Blackstone, which is run by billionaire businessman Stephen Schwarzman, has $880 billion in assets under its management. Shapiro’s portfolio at Blackstone deals with infrastructure investments and projects.
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Imagine an "investment advisor" with inside access to highly privileged information regarding massive government spending programs, and which specific companies will unexpectedly benefit from same. That would be an all-American hire, working the system like a parasite, but far be it for any member of The Greatest Deliberative Body in History to engage in such criminal behavior.