Blackstone Real Estate Star LePatner Killed in NYC Shooting (1)

Blackstone Inc.’s Wesley LePatner, a top executive in the firm’s $325 billion real estate business, was killed Monday when a gunman opened fire at the company’s Manhattan headquarters. She was 43.

Hailed as “wicked smart” by Blackstone President Jon Gray and an “extraordinary talent” by former Executive Vice Chairman Tony James, LePatner rose through the ranks in her decade at Blackstone, this year taking on the role of chief executive officer of the Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, a $53 billion property owner.

She has served on the boards of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the UJA-Federation ...