Laurence A. Tosi is the Chief Financial Officer of Blackstone. Mr. Tosi is responsible for Blackstone’s global finance, treasury, technology and corporate development functions and serves on the firm’s Management and Executive Committees. Mr. Tosi joined Blackstone in 2008.Before joining Blackstone, Mr. Tosi held a number of senior positions at Merrill Lynch & Co. where he was a Managing Partner including Chief Operating Officer for the Global Markets and Investment Banking, Finance Director as well as head of Strategy and Business Development. Mr. Tosi began his career at General Electric where he was a director of business development for its global media unit NBC.Mr. Tosi received a BA, a JD and an MBA from Georgetown University where he is currently a member of the Board of Directors.