Alex Paroda is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Real Estate Credit Investment Team. In his role, he focuses on commercial real estate investments.

Before joining Blue Owl, Alex was a Director at Kuvare Insurance Services, predecessor to Blue Owl Insurance Solutions. Prior to that, Alex was a Vice President at Sabal Capital, where he was responsible for sourcing and underwriting loans targeted for CMBS execution. Alex began his career at Cushman & Wakefield, where he focused on underwriting CMBS, bridge, and construction loans.

Alex received his BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and Business Law from Boston University.

Avni Patel is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. Avni brings 18 years of experience in hedge fund and private equity funds. She is responsible for managing foreign entities accounting, reporting and compliance filings.

Before joining Blue Owl, Avni was a Senior Vice President at Roscommon Analytics, an energy focused private equity fund. Prior to that, she was a financial controller at PineBridge Investments, Waterfall Asset Management and M. D. Sass Investors Services.

Avni is an accounting major from Sydenham College of Economics. She is a Chartered Accountant and a Certified Public Accountant.

Nilesh Patel is a Senior Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Real Estate Credit Investment Team. In his role, his responsibilities include making investments in CMBS securities, REIT bonds and loans as well as structuring and executing Blue Owl’s CRE securitizations.

Before joining Blue Owl, Nilesh was the Chief Investment Officer of Prima Capital Advisors, the predecessor firm to Blue Owl’s Real Estate Credit strategy. Prior to that, Nilesh worked in various capacities as a Vice President at Goldman Sachs. Nilesh joined Goldman Sachs in 2006 and he led a team that structured and placed commercial real estate CDOs. Nilesh also previously held roles at Deutsche Bank, where he worked for five years, with the new issue CMBS and CRE CDO group. Prior to Deutsche Bank, where Nilesh was a Director, he worked at GE Plastics.

Nilesh received his BA in Economics and Mathematics – Computer Science from St. Lawrence University.  He is a member of CREFC (Commercial Real Estate Finance Council).

Rahul Patel is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the GP Stakes Value Creation Group. In his role, Rahul co-leads the GP Stakes Value Creation Group’s EMEA team where he is responsible for the team’s overall efforts across EMEA. Rahul is also a member of the Capital Strategy practice providing fundraising advisory and client development support to GP Strategic Capital Partner Managers. He is responsible for managing relationships with investors across Europe and the Middle East.

Before joining Blue Owl, Rahul was an Associate Director at Casey Quirk, an asset management focused management consulting firm based in Darien, CT. Prior to that, he began his career as a Business Analyst at Deloitte Consulting, in their Strategy and Operations Group.

Rahul received a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Boston University, where he graduated magna cum laude. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Vasiliki Pavlidou is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Private Wealth Team. In her role within the International Client Solutions Team, she focuses on the expansion of the private wealth product shelf across the APAC region, including product structuring, fund management, onboarding, and other strategic initiatives.

Before joining Blue Owl, Vasiliki was leading the Partner and Investor Relations team at Brookfield Oaktree Wealth Solutions. Prior to that, she provided client services to APAC and Middle East institutional clients at Brookfield Asset Management. Prior to that, Vasiliki was at UBS Wealth Management based in Zurich and later in Singapore, where she was the product manager for open- and closed-end private markets funds across EMEA and APAC. Vasiliki started her career at Black Sea Trade and Development bank in Greece.

Vasiliki holds a master's degree in Accounting and Finance (specializing in Finance) and a BA in Accounting and Finance from the University of Macedonia.

Maria Paynter is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Compliance Team. In her role, she leads co-investments for the Blue Owl BDCs and the Interval Fund, and the Board approval and allocation processes across the Credit platform.

Before joining Blue Owl, Maria was a Director at Citigroup in their DCM business, specializing in the execution of investment grade bond offerings.

Maria received her BS in Political Science and History, magna cum laude, from New York University.

Thomas Pellowe is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Private Wealth Team. In his role, he focuses on building the distribution syndicate and maximizing private wealth relationships for Blue Owl.

Before joining Blue Owl, he was Managing Director, Head of Strategic Accounts at Black Creek Group. Prior to that, he was Vice President, Director of National Accounts at INVESCO. Tom began his career an Investment Analyst at State Street.

Tom received his BS In Economics and Finance from Bentley University.

Rich Peperone is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Institutional Capital Team. In his role, he focused on developing partnerships with institutional investors for Blue Owl with a focus on our GP Strategic Capital platform. Prior to his current role, Rich was a senior member of the Business Services Platform within the GP Strategic Capital platform.

Before joining Blue Owl, Rich was Head of Business Development for North America at LIM Advisors, LLC, an Asia-based alternative investment firm. Prior to that, he was the first Director of Marketing and Investor Relations at Chicago Fundamental Investment Partners, LLC and was Vice President of Marketing and Investor Relations at Andor Capital Management. Rich began his career at Lazard, where he worked with both institutional and family office clients in the asset management division. 

Rich received his BS in Finance from Syracuse University's Whitman School of Management.

Isabel Pereira is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Compliance Team. In her role, she focuses on the compliance review of marketing and communications materials across the firm.

Prior to joining Owl Rock, the predecessor firm to Blue Owl’s Credit platform, in 2020, Isabel was a Director and Head of the Registered Principal team for UBS Global Wealth Management, and previously Assistant Vice President and Registered Principal for Morgan Stanley’s Communication Review Group, a predecessor firm of Smith Barney. Prior to Smith Barney-Morgan Stanley succession, she worked as the Operations Manager for the Citigold Unit of Citigroup. Isabel began her career as a Branch Manager for Continental Federal Credit Union.

Isabel received her AAS in Business Management from Union County College.

Kaja Pergar is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Insurance Solutions Investment Team. In her role, she is responsible for product development and organic growth opportunities for Blue Owl’s insurance strategies.

Prior to this role, she was responsible for designing and implementing a climate strategy for Blue Owl.

Before joining Blue Owl, Kaja was a Principal at Oliver Wyman, a management consulting firm, advising companies on business strategy, risk management and climate issues across North America, Europe, and the Middle East.

Kaja received a master’s degree in Physics from University College London (UCL).