Blackstone's Jon Gray builds $200B data center empire, Google cloud venture
Bloomberg has published a profile of Jon Gray, the President of Blackstone, highlighting his strategic pivot toward artificial intelligence. Gray is positioning AI as his primary investment focus, leveraging the firm's massive infrastructure capabilities to support the sector's growth. Central to this strategy is a data center portfolio valued at approximately $200 billion, which provides the…
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- Jon Gray, Blackstone President, is making AI his biggest investment bet.
- Gray has built a data center empire valued at $200 billion.
- He is building a cloud venture in partnership with Google.
Beyond infrastructure, Gray is actively involved in financing chip manufacturing and offering AI-related advice on potential acquisitions for the alternative investment giant. The profile notes that technology considerations are now pervasive across Blackstone's operations, from deal sourcing to portfolio management.
A key development mentioned is Gray's role in building a new cloud venture in partnership with Google. This collaboration aims to integrate Blackstone's data center assets with Google's cloud services, creating a dedicated infrastructure layer for AI clients. The move underscores the increasing convergence of traditional private equity and high-tech infrastructure in the current AI boom.
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