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Michael Burns
Michael Burns
Senior Managing Director
Michael Burns is a Senior Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Institutional Capital Team. In his role, he focuses on working with the firm's current and prospective clients across Europe.

Before joining Blue Owl, Michael was an Executive Vice President at PIMCO, a global asset management firm focused on fixed income, private credit and real estate. He had several roles over 20 years at PIMCO, most recently as head of the UK, Ireland and EMEA Consultant Relations business. Prior to that, he was head of the Nordic Region. Michael began his career as an Analyst at TCW in the Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities Group.

Michael received his BA in Economics from Boston College, where he was a Dean's List member. He also received an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Michael is also a CFA charterholder.