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Sam Solace
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Business Owner, Backpacker, Pepper's dog parent, Raised a few great humans. MA Public Policy. Originally from Santa Paula, CA, in Northern Nevada for 32 years.
August 22, 2025 at 12:44 AM
A few I did not see, unless overlooked:

Heart, The Bangles, Kiss, Abba, Oasis, Genesis, The Mamas & The Papas, and Deep Purple.

Plus, critical supporting vocals, including: Van Halen (Michael Anthony), Linkin Park (Mike Shinoda), Queen (Brian May & Roger Taylor), Alice in Chains (Jerry Cantrell)
August 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I also worked in Goldman Sachs’ Real Estate Principal Investment Area and Real Estate Investment Banking Group, where I began my career.

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.... and the media reports her as an 'executive'

Something is fishy...

#WesleyLaPatner
July 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I previously served as the Chief Operating Officer of the Core+ business as well as BREIT.

Before joining Blackstone in 2014, I spent over a decade at Goldman Sachs, most recently as a Managing Director in the Real Estate Investment Group within the Asset Management Division.
July 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
... but #Wesley is merely an 'executive'.

From her #LinkedIn account:

About:

I am Blackstone's Global Head of Core+ Real Estate and the Chief Executive Officer of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust (BREIT). I am also a member of Blackstone Real Estate’s Investment Committee.
July 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
These properties include single-family homes, apartment complexes, mobile home parks, and student housing. However, the number has grown to 274,859 units, or $55-billion in residential property in the BREIT portfolio as of July 16, 2025. A 344% increase in the number of properties they control!
July 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
In 2019, Blackstone began selling its shares of Invitation Homes, which it had acquired in the years following 2012 to purchase homes at significantly discounted prices following the housing crash.

Now, in 2025, Blackstone says it owns less than 1% of the 46 million rental homes across the country.
July 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
She was BREIT's CEO!

Sure, we often see #women get less than their fair share in many ways, but why is she being identified as only an ' #executive'?

Some interesting facts:

As of January 2024, Blackstone held the third-largest U.S. single-family home portfolio, at 61,964.
July 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM