Arielle Gross Samuels is a Managing Director and Blackstone’s Global Head of Marketing. She leads Blackstone’s marketing function, inclusive of brand, digital, video, design and events. 

Prior to joining Blackstone, Arielle worked at Meta (FKA Facebook), serving as the Global Head of ESG Business and previously Business Lead of Global Business Marketing. Prior to Meta, Arielle worked at Deloitte in Engineering Consulting.  

Arielle has served on the boards of the United Nations Foundation Girl Up, the 92NY CEO Council, the Geena Davis Institute, the University of Illinois Alumni Association, and is a Founding Member of Chief. She earned a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.