Viral Patel is the Chief Executive Officer of Blackstone Private Equity Strategies (“BXPE”). Mr. Patel is a member of the Investment Committees for BXPE, Blackstone Growth and participates on the Investment Committee of technology focused deals in Private Credit.

Mr. Patel has been with Blackstone since 2005 and he was involved in the launch of Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, as well as incubating and building other Blackstone businesses. Mr. Patel was also the Global Head of Technology Investing for Blackstone Credit. Before joining Blackstone, Mr. Patel was a member of the Credit Suisse Structured Products business. He has served on the boards of various Blackstone portfolio companies.

Mr. Patel graduated magna cum laude from Cornell University with a B.S. in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering.