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Doug Ostrover
Co-Chief Executive Officer
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Marc Lipschultz
Co-Chief Executive Officer
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Alan Kirshenbaum
Chief Financial Officer
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Andrew Polland
Chief Operating Officer
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Directory

David Willemin
Principal
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David Willemin
David Willemin
Principal
Short Hills

David Willemin is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. In his role, he is focused on the accounting, finance, financial reporting, and internal controls functions for the Blue Owl BDCs.

Before joining Blue Owl, David was a Senior Vice President of Internal Audit Finance at Citibank. Prior to that, he was an Accounting Associate at Fir Tree Partners. David began his career as a Senior Assurance Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Alternatives Group.

David received a BS in Finance and Accountancy, magna cum laude, from Villanova University.

Aaron Williams
Principal
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Aaron Williams
Aaron Williams
Principal
New York

Aaron Williams is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. In his role, he is responsible for supporting the firm’s Direct Lending business within the Credit platform.

Before joining Blue Owl, Aaron was an Assistant Vice President at Blackstone, working on the accounting and reporting for various alternative investment funds in its Credit platform. Prior to that, Aaron was a Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he focused on the audits of alternative investment funds.

Aaron received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance from the University of Maryland and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in New York.

Andrew Williams
Head of Communications
Andrew Williams
Head of Communications
New York

Andrew Williams is a Senior Managing Director at Blue Owl and the Head of Communications. In his role, Andrew Williams leads the firm’s global communications strategy as a Senior Managing Director and Head of Communications at Blue Owl. He has more than two decades of experience advising financial institutions, governments, and global companies on communications, public affairs, reputation, and regulatory issues.

Before joining Blue Owl, Andrew was a Partner at Brunswick Group, advising financial institutions, fintechs, asset managers, and technology companies on complex strategic, reputational, and policy matters. Prior to that, he spent nearly a decade at Goldman Sachs in Corporate Communications, working across the firm’s businesses and partnering closely with its government relations team. Earlier in his career, he served at the U.S. Treasury, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the Federal Reserve Board. Andrew began his career as a financial journalist covering U.S. economic policy.

He received a Bachelor of Arts from Sewanee: The University of the South.

Patrick Willis
Managing Director
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Patrick Willis
Patrick Willis
Managing Director
Florida

Patrick Willis is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Private Wealth Team. In his role, he serves as the Head of Private Wealth Field Engagement, leading a team focused on deepening and strengthening the firm’s relationships with field leadership and centers of influence across the US private wealth business.  

Previously, Patrick served as the Head of North America Private Wealth Strategic Partnerships, leading the group responsible for managing the firm’s strategic distribution partnerships and platforms across Blue Owl’s North America private wealth business. Prior to joining Blue Owl, Patrick served in various fund management and distribution roles at CNL Financial Group across multiple product verticals. Prior to joining CNL, Patrick was Director of Finance for Core Realty, Inc.

Patrick received a B.A. in English and Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania, magna cum laude, with Distinction in Philosophy, and a Certificate in Finance and Accounting from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Patrick currently sits on the board of the Institute for Portfolio Alternatives (“IPA”), where he serves on the finance and compensation committee. Patrick maintains Series 7, Series 24, and Series 63 registrations.

Robert Willis
Managing Director
Robert Willis
Managing Director
Chicago

Robert Willis is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Net Lease Investment Team. In his role, he focuses on evaluating tenant credit quality for new acquisitions and tenant portfolio management across all Blue Owl Real Assets Net Lease funds. He also provides support to investor relations and capital markets efforts.
 
Before joining Blue Owl, Bob was a Managing Director and Head of Credit Research at First Eagle Alternative Credit. Prior to that, he was an investment banking analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
 
Bob received his BA in economics from Connecticut College. He is a CFA charterholder and competed in the 2012 Olympics as part of the U.S. Sailing Team.

Kyle Wilson
Head of Credit Underwriting, Real Assets
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Kyle Wilson
Kyle Wilson
Head of Credit Underwriting, Real Assets
Chicago

Kyle Wilson is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and the Head of Credit Underwriting, Real Assets. As a member of the Net Lease Investment Team and Investment Committee, he focuses on evaluating tenant credit quality for new acquisitions and tenant portfolio management across all Blue Owl Real Assets Net Lease funds. Kyle also provides support to investor relations and capital markets efforts.

Before joining Blue Owl, Kyle was a Senior Vice President at Antares Capital. Prior to that, he was in credit underwriting at GE Capital. He began his career with General Electric completing the Financial Management Program and a two-year rotation with the Corporate Audit Staff.

Kyle received his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and holds a BA in History from Vanderbilt University.

Sean Winchell
Principal
Sean Winchell
Principal
Chicago

Sean Winchell is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Information Technology Team. Based in Chicago, Sean is focused on designing, building, deploying, and maintaining the firm’s information technology infrastructure.

Before joining Blue Owl, Sean was an Associate and Senior Systems Engineer at IA Interior Architects, a global design and architectural firm. Prior to that, he was a Systems Administrator at Brandmuscle, a technology based marketing firm.

Grant Winkel
Managing Director
Grant Winkel
Managing Director
Chicago

Grant Winkel is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. In his role, he is responsible for the accounting, finance, and operations of the Digital Infrastructure portfolio companies within Blue Owl’s Real Assets platform.

Before joining Blue Owl, he was Vice President at GLP Capital Partners, where he oversaw global consolidation, corporate accounting, and reporting.

He received a BS in Accounting from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. He is currently a CPA in the state of Illinois.

Shari Withem
Managing Director
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Shari Withem
Shari Withem
Managing Director
New York

Shari Withem is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. In her role, Shari serves as the Co-Chief Accounting Officer of OBDC II, OBDC III, OCIC and OTIC, and as the Co-Treasurer and Co-Controller of each of the Blue Owl BDCs.

Prior to joining Blue Owl, Shari was Vice President of Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (formerly TPG Specialty Lending, Inc.), a business development company traded on the NYSE (TSLX), where she was responsible for accounting, financial reporting, treasury and internal controls functions. Preceding that role, Shari worked for MCG Capital Corporation, a business development company formerly traded on the Nasdaq (MCGC) and Deloitte in the Audit and Assurance Practice.

Shari received a BS in Accounting from James Madison University and is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in Virginia.

Alex Woloshyn
Principal
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Alex Woloshyn
Alex Woloshyn
Principal
New York

Alex Woloshyn is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the GP Stakes Value Creation Group. In his role, he focuses on delivering insights to partner manager investment teams during sourcing, diligence, and value creation.

Before joining Blue Owl, Alex was an Associate Director of Data Analytics at Earnest Research. Alex began his career as an Executive Compensation Analyst at Willis Towers Watson.
 
Alex received his BS in Industrial and Labor Relations with a minor in Economics from Cornell University.