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Chief Financial Officer
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Chief Operating Officer
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Directory

Mark Wetzel
Managing Director
Mark Wetzel
Managing Director
New York

Mark Wetzel is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Strategic Equity Investment Team. In his role, Mark leads the investment process, execution, and portfolio management of the Strategic Equity Team’s investments.

Prior to joining Blue Owl, Mark was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, where he was a multi-industry investor within the private equity businesses of the Merchant Banking and Asset Management divisions.  Mark began his career at Goldman Sachs in the Investment Banking Division.

Mark earned a BS in Management from Boston College and an MBA from the Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar.

Zachary White
Principal
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Zachary White
Zachary White
Principal
New York

Zachary White is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Investment Grade Private Credit Investment Team. In his role, he is responsible for the origination, underwriting, and monitoring of Investment Grade Private Credit transactions with a focus on Corporate Credit.

Before joining Blue Owl, Zachary was a Vice President at Kuvare Asset Management, the predecessor to Blue Owl Insurance Solutions. Prior to that, he was a Vice President at Deutsche Bank on the Debt Capital Markets team and an Associate Director at MetLife Investment Management focused on Investment Grade Corporate Private Credit.

Zachary received his MBA from Carnegie Mellon University and holds a BA, summa cum laude, in Business Administration from Duquesne University. He is a CFA Charterholder.

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.

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.

John Wilson
Senior Managing Director
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John Wilson
John Wilson
Senior Managing Director
New York

John Wilson is a Senior Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Institutional Capital Team. Before joining Blue Owl, John was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Prior to that, he spent most of his career at PIMCO in roles including Head of US Institutional Business, Head of Australia and Head of Global Consultant Relations. John began his career as a lawyer at Shearman & Sterling in New York. 
  
John holds a BA and LLB from the University of Melbourne, MA from the University of New England and an LLM from Duke University. John is a director of Queensland Treasury Corp, Director of Ord Minnett and an Advisor to Brighter Super. He has previously been a director of QIC, LGIA Super, Eithad Stadium Melbourne, Rugby Australia, a Trustee of the University of New England Foundation and Chairman of the Investment Committee at the NSW ALC.

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.