Morrell joins Blackstone from CIT, a financial holding company with more than $50 billion in assets, where she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer. At CIT, Morrell helped shape the company's strategic direction following its emergence from bankruptcy, and led numerous strategic transactions that contributed to CIT's transformation to a bank. Prior to that, Morrell served as senior director of the U.S. Treasury's Automotive Industry Financing Program during the Obama Administration, where she had primary responsibility of overseeing the taxpayer's investments in Chrysler Financial and Chrysler Group. Morrell graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and received her MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School.
David Blitzer, Global Head of Blackstone's Tactical Opportunities group, said: "We are excited to have Kelley join Blackstone. She has a strong track record of successfully managing complex situations with various stakeholders across multiple industries. We look forward to her delivering that expertise and judgment to our portfolio."
Kelley Morrell added: "I am thrilled to have the opportunity to join Blackstone Tactical Opportunities. It's an innovative strategy with a diverse and differentiated portfolio of investments, and I am looking forward to leading the group's asset management effort for the benefit of our investors."
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