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Chris Gates
Managing Director
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Chris Gates
Managing Director
Chris Gates is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Institutional Capital Team. In his role, he focuses on developing partnerships with institutional investors.
Before joining Blue Owl, Chris was Head of Marketing and Investor Relations at Marblegate Asset Management, a distressed debt investment firm. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director at Tricadia Capital Management, a multi-strategy credit hedge fund, where he was responsible for leading the institutional business development effort. Prior to that, Chris was a member of the institutional sales team at Mariner Investment Group, where he oversaw the internal business development group. Earlier in his career, he was a member of the institutional marketing and client service group at Bear Stearns Asset Management.
Chris received his BA in American Studies from Colby College, and holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designation.
Before joining Blue Owl, Chris was Head of Marketing and Investor Relations at Marblegate Asset Management, a distressed debt investment firm. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director at Tricadia Capital Management, a multi-strategy credit hedge fund, where he was responsible for leading the institutional business development effort. Prior to that, Chris was a member of the institutional sales team at Mariner Investment Group, where he oversaw the internal business development group. Earlier in his career, he was a member of the institutional marketing and client service group at Bear Stearns Asset Management.
Chris received his BA in American Studies from Colby College, and holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designation.