Eric Liaw

Eric Liaw is a Senior Managing Director and the Chief Investment Officer of Blackstone Private Equity Strategies (BXPE). Mr. Liaw also serves as the Head of Corporate Development for Blackstone and in this capacity leads strategic mergers and acquisitions, new business initiatives, and special projects in support of Blackstone. Mr. Liaw is also a member of the firm’s Capital Markets, Enterprise Risk, Liquid Asset Investments, and Valuation Committee and serves as a director on the board of the Blackstone Charitable Foundation, where he is also chair of the Finance Committee.

Prior to his current role, Mr. Liaw was a Senior Managing Director in Blackstone’s private equity business, focused on investments in the energy sector. Prior to joining Blackstone in 2014, Mr. Liaw was a Principal at TPG Capital where he evaluated and executed investment opportunities in a wide range of industries. Prior to TPG, Mr. Liaw was an associate at Bain Capital, where he focused on private equity investments in a wide range of industries.

Mr. Liaw received his BA, with highest honors, and BBA, with highest honors, from the University of Texas at Austin and received his MBA, with distinction, from Harvard Business School.