---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-422888"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BX"
cik: "0001393818"
company_name: "Blackstone Inc."
filed_at: "2026-10-15T20:12:04+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-15T20:13:02.533733+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Blackstone director Joseph Baratta to resign Dec 31, 2026; board shrinks to seven

## Summary
- Joseph Baratta notified Blackstone's board on October 9, 2026 of his intent to resign as a director effective December 31, 2026.
- Departure is tied to Baratta's planned retirement from Blackstone Inc.; he continues to serve as a director until the effective date.
- Board size will be reduced from eight members to seven members as of the December 31, 2026 effective date.
- No replacement director or successor committee role was named in the filing.
- 8-K signed October 15, 2026 by Victoria Portnoy, Managing Director – Assistant Secretary.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-422888
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BX
- cik: 0001393818
- company_name: Blackstone Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-10-15T20:12:04+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312526422888/0001193125-26-422888-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312526422888/d59966d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Joseph Baratta departed as Director at Blackstone Inc..
  - Action: resign
  - Role: Director
  source text: On October 9, 2026, in connection with his planned retirement from Blackstone Inc. (the “Company”), Joseph Baratta notified the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) of his intention to resign from his position as a director of the Board effective December 31, 2026 (the “Effective Date”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312526422888/0001193125-26-422888-index.htm

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