# Bennett J. Goodman

> Bennett J. Goodman is a private equity investor at Blackstone. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Blackstone](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackstone)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bennett-goodman-42b89992

Bennett J. Goodman is a private equity investor at Blackstone. Bennett Goodman is a Founder of GSO Capital Partners (“GSO”), Senior Managing Director of Blackstone and a Member of Blackstone’s Management Committee.Since joining Blackstone in 2008, Mr. Goodman focuses on the management of GSO, which is Blackstone’s credit investment platform with over $60 billion of alternative assets under management(“AUM”) ranging from hedge funds, mezzanine vehicles, distressed funds and other investment strategies. Before founding GSO Capital Partners in 2005, Mr. Goodman was the Founder and Managing Partner of the Alternative Capital Division of Credit Suisse. Mr. Goodman joined Credit Suisse in November 2000 when they acquired Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette ("DLJ") where he was Global Head of Leveraged Finance. Mr. Goodman joined DLJ in February of 1988 as the founder of the High Yield Capital Markets Group. In 1993, DLJ became the #1 global issuer of high yield bonds, and Mr. Goodman's team retained that coveted market position for the next 11 consecutive years. Prior to joining DLJ, Mr. Goodman worked in the high yield business at Drexel Burnham Lambert from 1984 to 1988. Mr. Goodman is on the Board of Directors of the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Cancer Research Institute. He is a member of the American Jewish Committee’s Board of Trustees and he also serves on the Investment Committee of the Lafayette College endowment. Mr. Goodman received Institutional Investor’s 2012 Money Manager of The Year Award. He also received the 2004 Lifetime Achievement Award from Euromoney Magazine for his career achievements in the global capital markets. He graduated from Lafayette College and the Harvard Business School.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Iron Park Capital | Iron Park is a global alternative investment manager with deep experience across public and private credit markets. |  | Private Equity | Jan 06, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Blackstone

VC Fund · New York, United States

Blackstone Group is a private equity firm that invests in private equity, real estate, public debt, equity, non-investment grade credit, real assets, and secondary funds.

5 contacts available at Blackstone.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alan Miyasaki | Senior Managing Director & Head of Asia Acquisitions | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alan-miyasaki |
| Bennett J. Goodman | Board of Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bennett-j-goodman |
| Brian Dunlap | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-dunlap-ed54 |
| Charles Huang | VP and Chief Finance | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charles-huang |
| David Blitzer | Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Tactical Opportunities | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-blitzer |

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### When did Bennett J. Goodman last invest?

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