Thomas Nides
Vice Chairman, Strategy and Client Relations, Blackstone
Thomas Nides is listed as Vice Chairman, Strategy and Client Relations, Blackstone. Thomas is scheduled to speak at Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2026 on 7 December 2026.
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About
Thomas Nides is Vice Chairman, Strategy and Client Relations at Blackstone. He supports a variety of strategic firmwide initiatives, special projects and focuses on senior client relationships globally. Before joining Blackstone, Mr. Nides served as the US Ambassador to Israel from 2021 to 2023. He previously spent over a decade at Morgan Stanley in various capacities including COO and Vice Chairman. Nides was appointed Deputy Secretary of State and Chief Operating Officer of the U.S. State Department by President Obama and was awarded the nation’s highest diplomatic honor by Secretary of State Clinton for his service. He received his B.A. from the University of Minnesota.
Upcoming
Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2026 7 December 2026 – 10 December 2026
- Responding to an Era of Growing Complexity Speaker · 7 December 2026
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