Our team
Executive Officers
Directory
Ashley Gimbel is a Senior Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Business Services Platform. In her role on the BSP, Ashley is the Head of Digital Transformation & Optimization and oversees the Operational Advisory, AI Advisory, Data Science, and Procurement Solutions advisory practices. These teams deliver strategic operational and technology consulting, generate valuable proprietary insights, and fuel innovation across GPSC Partner Managers.
Before joining Blue Owl BSP in 2013, Ashley was a Vice President at Credit Suisse within the Prime Brokerage Consulting group.
Ashley received a BA in English from Stephen F. Austin State University, where she graduated with honors.
Aaron Glenn is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Private Wealth Team. In his role, he is responsible for serving registered investment advisors, multi-family offices, and private banks across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions in the US.
Before joining Blue Owl, he served a similar role at Voya Investment Management and began his career at Voya as a Fixed Income Portfolio Specialist.
Aaron received an MBA in Finance from Emory University and a BA in Economics from Vanderbilt University.
Rich Goetze is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Institutional Capital Team. In his role, he is focused on business development and client management for insurance companies and financial institutions in the US and Bermuda.
Before joining Blue Owl, Rich was a Principal at Varagon Capital Partners, where he was responsible for the firm’s insurance solutions business. Prior to that, he spent five years at Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) where he was responsible for new business development and relationship management for US Life, P&C, Health and Reinsurance investors. Rich began his career in asset management at Swiss Re, where he focused on manager selection and portfolio management for Swiss Re’s general account.
Rich earned a Master of Science in Finance and BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Villanova University.
Kris Gogola is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. In his role, he is focuses on accounting, finance, and operations for the Net Lease and Digital Infrastructure strategies within Blue Owl's Real Assets platform.
Before joining Blue Owl, Kris was a Senior Financial Reporting Associate at Invenergy LLC, a renewable energy developer and operator based in Chicago.
Kris received a BBA in Finance and Accounting from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Jonathan Golan is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. In his role, Jonathan serves as a Controller for the Business Development Companies (BDCs).
Before joining Blue Owl, Jonathan was an Associate Director at CION Investments, an alternative asset manager based in New York City. Jonathan began his career in public accounting at Marcum LLP (fka Friedman LLP).
Jonathan received his BS in Accounting at Rowan University and is a certified public accountant in New Jersey.
Brittany Gold is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. Before joining Blue Owl, Brittany was a Vice President at Citibank within the Treasury Controller group with a focus on derivatives for AFS securities and cash flow hedge programs. Prior to that, she was a Senior Accountant at Saratoga Investment Corp, a middle market BDC.
Brittany received her BS in Accounting and Finance from Florida State University and MS in Accounting from the University of South Florida. She is a licensed CPA.
Drew Goldsmith is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Digital Infrastructure Investment Team. In his role, he focuses on site selection, development, and hyperscale leasing in North America.
Before joining Blue Owl, Drew was a Vice President at IPI Partners, the predecessor firm to Blue Owl’s Digital Infrastructure strategy. Prior to IPI Partners, Drew served as Vice President and Head of Acquisitions at The Olnick Organization, a New York–based real estate developer. He previously worked in Real Estate Acquisitions at LeFrak, also a New York–based real estate developer. Earlier in his career, Drew worked in Real Estate Banking at Wells Fargo and J.P. Morgan Chase.
Drew received his BA in Finance from the University of Washington and earned an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Ian Goodman is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Private Wealth Team. In his role, he leads business strategy for Blue Owl Private Wealth.
Before joining Blue Owl, Ian was a Managing Director at Republic Digital. Prior to that, he was a Vice President at Blackstone.
Ian received his BS in Finance, magna cum laude, from Providence College.
Dennis Gorczyca is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Liquid Credit Investment Team. In his role, he focuses on evaluating investment opportunities in broadly syndicated, non-investment grade leveraged loans.
Before joining Blue Owl, Dennis was a Managing Director at Par-Four Investment Management (Par-Four) and Portfolio Manager of the Tralee CLO platform. Prior to that role, he was a senior analyst focused on leveraged loan, high yield and distressed credits. Before joining Par-Four, Dennis was at Fortress Investment Group where he evaluated leveraged loans and private equity investments for the legacy D.B. Zwirn portfolios. Dennis began his career at Bear Stearns where he held a variety of roles including as an Associate in Merchant Banking focused on lower middle market private equity opportunities within the Bear Growth Capital Partners (BGCP) group and as an investment banking analyst.
Dennis received his MBA from Columbia Business School and graduated magna cum laude from Bucknell University with a BS in Business Administration.
Desmond Gordon is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Compliance Team. In his role, he focuses on supporting the firm’s Business Conduct Group.
Before joining Blue Owl, Desmond was a Chief Compliance Officer, VP of Compliance at APW Capital. Prior to that, he was a Chief Compliance Officer at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments (PKS), an SEC-registered broker-dealer based in Albany, NY. Desmond began his career as an Assistant Compliance Officer at PKS.
Desmond received his BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance, and graduated, magna cum laude, from the University at Buffalo.