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Karim Hassouna
Senior Managing Director
Karim Hassouna
Senior Managing Director
Karim Hassouna is a Senior Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Real Assets Management Team. In his role, where he serves as a member of the Investment Committee, he is responsible for research, portfolio management, and corporate initiatives across Real Assets. Within research, Karim collaborates with business partners to identify, refine, and synthesize market views across net lease, digital infrastructure, and credit. Within portfolio management, he works with senior leadership and corporate finance to ensure optimal asset allocation, selection, and management that align with Fund, SMA, and Co-investment mandates.
Before joining Blue Owl, he was Managing Director at J.P. Morgan Private Bank, where he led the Global Private Equity Real Estate Due Diligence team responsible for diligence and manager selection. Karim was also a member of PEAC, the Private Investments Due Diligence Team's Private Equity Allocation Committee, which managed the Bank's private markets multimanager vehicle investing in buyouts, growth equity, venture capital, credit, and real assets. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan, Karim was a Senior Vice President for Franklin Templeton Real Asset Advisors, where he was actively involved in sourcing, underwriting, negotiating, closing, and monitoring global and Asian real estate investments. His role also included portfolio construction and analytics, as well as collaborating with the team's portfolio managers in advising institutional client portfolios. He began his career at Thomson Financial, specifically within its capital markets intelligence department, ultimately advising the senior management of publicly traded companies on equity ownership, trading, valuation, and market activity.
Karim received an MIA from Columbia University's School of International Affairs, with a concentration in international business and security studies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Gettysburg College.
Before joining Blue Owl, he was Managing Director at J.P. Morgan Private Bank, where he led the Global Private Equity Real Estate Due Diligence team responsible for diligence and manager selection. Karim was also a member of PEAC, the Private Investments Due Diligence Team's Private Equity Allocation Committee, which managed the Bank's private markets multimanager vehicle investing in buyouts, growth equity, venture capital, credit, and real assets. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan, Karim was a Senior Vice President for Franklin Templeton Real Asset Advisors, where he was actively involved in sourcing, underwriting, negotiating, closing, and monitoring global and Asian real estate investments. His role also included portfolio construction and analytics, as well as collaborating with the team's portfolio managers in advising institutional client portfolios. He began his career at Thomson Financial, specifically within its capital markets intelligence department, ultimately advising the senior management of publicly traded companies on equity ownership, trading, valuation, and market activity.
Karim received an MIA from Columbia University's School of International Affairs, with a concentration in international business and security studies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Gettysburg College.