Mr. Lessinger is a Managing Director in the Infrastructure Group, where he focuses on investments in the digital infrastructure and transportation sectors. Since joining Blackstone in 2020, Mr. Lessinger has been involved in Blackstone’s investments in QTS Realty Trust, Hotwire Communications, Digital Realty Development JV and Mundys.

Prior to joining Blackstone, Mr. Lessinger worked in the Private Equity group at Apollo Global Management and J.H. Whitney Capital Partners. Prior to that, Mr. Lessinger was an Analyst in the Industrials Investment Banking group at Citigroup.

Mr. Lessinger received a B.A. in Mathematical Economics from Colgate University where he graduated with Honors, and an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Lessinger also serves as a Director of Common Denominator, a non-profit in New York City.