Josh Lafer is a Managing Director and Head of Portfolio Insights for Blackstone Credit and Insurance (BXCI) based in New York. Mr. Lafer’s primary responsibilities include portfolio and asset management for BXCI’s portfolios as well as the evaluation of new investments across a range of strategies as part of the investment committee process. Prior to his role in the Office of the CIO, Mr. Lafer was a member of Blackstone’s Private Credit Strategies investment team where his responsibilities included sourcing, analyzing, executing and monitoring private credit and equity investments across a diverse range of industries.

Before joining Blackstone in 2016 Mr. Lafer was a member of Barclays Capital’s Financial Institutions Group.

Mr. Lafer holds a BS from Cornell University and an MBA from Columbia University.