Blackstone exec Wesley LePatner was a rising star and mentor to women

s·MPW DailyBlackstone exec Wesley LePatner was a rising star and mentor to womenBy Emma HinchliffeBy Emma HinchliffeMost Powerful Women EditorEmma HinchliffeMost Powerful Women EditorEmma Hinchliffe is Fortune’s Most Powerful Women editor, overseeing editorial for the longstanding franchise

As a senior writer at Fortune, Emma has covered women in and gender-lens news across , , and culture

She is the lead author of the Most Powerful Women Daily (formerly the Broadsheet), Fortune’s daily missive for and the women leading the world.SEE FULL BIO Courtesy of the Wesley LePatner familyIn today’s edition: more money for AI, a new CEO, and remembrances of a star executive gone too soon. – Senseless loss

Four people were killed—and one of them was Wesley LePatner, one of the highest-ranking women at Blackstone

While some initially saw the news that a shooter had entered Blackstone’s offices and compared the incident to the UnitedHealthcare CEO killing as a targeting of corporate America, it turned out to be a slightly different story

Authorities say the shooter, Shane Tamura, was there for NFL, which is in the same office building; in a suicide note he left, he claimed to suffer from CTE

LePatner’s death was a total fluke—she was on her way out the door to meet a colleague for a drink around 6:30 p.m., the Wall Street Journal reported

She was the only Blackstone employee killed

Colleagues remember LePatner as a long-rising star who was beloved at the firm

She was an advocate for other women, helping them secure motions, handle office , and celebrate achievements, the Journal reported

She served as a role model for women in real estate especially, speaking and giving advice to rising fessionals at gatherings for women in the industry

Recently, she had spoken real estate at a Forbes summit focused on women advisors in wealth management

Courtesy of the Wesley LePatner family She counted among her own mentors Kathleen McCarthy, global co-head of Blackstone’s real estate

McCarthy told the Journal that LePatner was “the source of so much good and light in the world, who herself was so accomplished, and yet was the highest integrity, most supportive colleague and friend.” Blackstone president Jonathan Gray told the Journal that he had seen LePatner in action earlier on Monday, dealing with a difficult issue during a meeting of Blackstone’s real estate investment committee, of which she was a member

Earlier this year, LePatner had posted on LinkedIn the post-pandemic recovery of commercial real estate

She said that Blackstone’s portfolio was “strategically positioned to succeed.” What former colleagues say was so special LePatner is how she navigated the sometimes-cutthroat waters of Wall Street without adopting that way of operating herself

She “lifted everyone around her. … It’s unusual if you’ve ever worked in these financial institutions,” one former Goldman Sachs colleague told the New York Times

Despite the demands of frequent work travel, she prioritized her family and set an example for other working mothers, colleagues said

In New York, LePatner was a civic leader, too

She was a new member of the board for the Metropolitan Museum of Art and a longtime Jewish community leader and member of the board of the UJA-Federation of New York

Three others were killed in the shooting, including Julia Hyman, a young employee of building management company Rudin Management

Emma Hinchliffeemma.hinchliffe@fortune.com The Most Powerful Women Daily is Fortune’s daily briefing for and the women leading the world. here.ALSO IN THE HEADLINES- Best investors

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