Since 2013, Blackstone, a national private equity firm, has leveraged their portfolio of companies to hire over 50,000 Veterans. Michael McDermott, was integral in helping to implement veteran initiatives for Blackstone; eventually overseeing efforts to become a founding coalition member of the Hiring 100k Military Spouse initiative at Hiring Our Heroes.  Listen in as Michael explains the unique opportunities Blackstone is able to offer military spouses and veterans, alike, and why they have implemented policies to retain talent when possible.