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Chief Operating Officer
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Directory

Meghan Donoghue
Managing Director
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Meghan Donoghue
Meghan Donoghue
Managing Director
New York

Meghan Donoghue is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Private Wealth Team. In her role, she leads Real Assets Portfolio Strategy including Net Lease, Real Estate Credit, and Digital Infrastructure. Meghan and her team are responsible for supporting the growth of the firm’s Real Assets platform by acting as a conduit between the investment team and global Private Wealth distribution channel. Meghan joined Blue Owl in 2021 and was initially focused on supporting client relationships across Northern California and the Pacific Northwest for all Blue Owl strategies.

Before joining Blue Owl, Meghan was an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley, where she was responsible for alternative investments distribution on the West Coast, including diligence of and support for a wide range of third party asset manager solutions. Meghan began her career as a corporate bond broker at ICAP in New York.

Meghan received her BBA in Finance from the University of Notre Dame and is a CFA charterholder.

Stephen Donovan
Managing Director
Stephen Donovan
Managing Director
Colorado

Stephen Donovan is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Private Wealth Team. In his role, he focuses on Enterprise RIA relationships in the Western US.

Before joining Blue Owl, Stephen was a Vice President, RIA Market Leader at Invesco and its predecessor firm OppenheimerFunds. Prior to that, he was a Vice President in the Financial Institutions Group at Neuberger Berman covering RIAs. Stephen began his career in the sales division at Janus Capital.

Stephen received his BS in Marketing from Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Neel Doppalapudi
Principal
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Neel Doppalapudi
Neel Doppalapudi
Principal
New York

Neel Doppalapudi is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. In his role, he is focused on developing data strategies, processes, and tools to support performance reporting and analytics.

Prior to joining Blue Owl, Neel was the Director of Analytics at CRV, a leading venture capital firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Neel began his career at Frank, Rimerman + Co working with asset managers and startups on valuation and consulting engagements.

Neel received a BS in Accounting with minors in Information Sciences Applied to Finance and Supply Chain Information Systems from Penn State University.

Nicole Drapkin
Senior Managing Director
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Nicole Drapkin
Nicole Drapkin
Senior Managing Director
New York

Nicole Drapkin is a Senior Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Credit Investment Team. In her role, she serves as a Portfolio Manager and a member of investment committee for the Blue Owl Opportunistic Lending Fund and Blue Owl Alternative Credit Fund.

Previously, Nicole also served as a member of Blue Owl’s Direct Lending Originations team. Prior to joining Blue Owl, Nicole was a Principal in the Principal Credit Investments Group at the CPP Investment Board, where she focused on sourcing and evaluating credit investments across the gaming, consumer retail, software and healthcare sectors. Prior to that, Nicole was a Vice President in the Leveraged Finance Group at Goldman Sachs & Co. in New York.

Nicole currently serves on the board of directors of the Marlene Meyerson JCC of Manhattan and is the Chair of the Young Wall Street Division of the UJA Federation of New York. Nicole received a BA, with Honors, from Princeton University.

William Dunn
Principal
William Dunn
Principal
New York

William Dunn is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Legal Team. In his role, he is responsible for legal coverage of the asset finance business within Alternative Credit.

Before joining Blue Owl, he was a Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at JPMorgan and an associate at Mayer Brown.

He received his BA in English, summa cum laude, from Columbia University and his JD from Harvard Law School.

Patrick Dwyer
Managing Director
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Patrick Dwyer
Patrick Dwyer
Managing Director
Short Hills

Patrick Dwyer is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. In his role, he is focused on finance and operations for the GP Strategic Capital platform.

Before joining Blue Owl, Patrick was a Director at GF Capital Management, a growth equity and real estate fund based in New York. Prior to that, he was a Finance Manager at the Kohlberg, Kravis and Roberts & Co. Patrick began his career as an accountant at McGladrey & Pullen.

Patrick received his MBA with a concentration in Finance from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

John Dyment
Global Head of Business Services Platform
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John Dyment
John Dyment
Global Head of Business Services Platform
New York

John Dyment is a Senior Managing Director at Blue Owl and the Global Head of Business Services Platform. In his role, he is responsible for overseeing all of the team's Advisory and Capital Strategy practices and engagement activities with all Partner Managers of the GP Strategic Capital Group.

Before joining Blue Owl, John was a General Partner of Lutetium Capital, a high yield hedge fund and credit asset manager. Prior to that, he spent his career in various leadership roles in asset management firms and investment banks serving as President, COO for Shumway Capital, and Head of Hedge Fund Distribution for UBS and Head of Prime Brokerage Capital Introduction at Goldman Sachs, and Deutsche Bank.

John received a BS in Finance at the University of Colorado and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Chris Eby
Head of Strategy and Corporate Development
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Christopher Eby
Chris Eby
Head of Strategy and Corporate Development
New York

Chris Eby is a Senior Managing Director at Blue Owl and the Head of Strategy and Corporate Development. In his role, Chris focuses on supporting the firm’s strategic initiatives including organic and inorganic growth opportunities.

Before joining Blue Owl, Chris was a Managing Director and Co-Head of Asset Management Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director at Credit Suisse where he led the Asset Management Investment Banking team and was the Co-Head of Specialty Finance Investment Banking.  Chris began his career in the Investment Banking division of FBR, a boutique investment bank in Washington, DC.

Chris received his BS in Electrical Engineering from Lehigh University.

Matthias Ederer
Senior Managing Director
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Matthias Ederer
Matthias Ederer
Senior Managing Director
New York

Matthias Ederer is a Senior Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Direct Lending Investment Team. In his role as Co-Head of Underwriting, he oversees the day-to-day underwriting of direct lending investments.

Before joining Blue Owl, Matthias was a Partner at BC Partners, where he co-founded the credit business and served on the investment committee. Prior to that, he was a Partner at Wingspan Investment Management. Matthias began his career at Goldman Sachs & Co., working in the Special Situations Group and the Bank Loan Distressed Investing Group in London and New York.

Matthias received an M.Phil. in Economics from the University of Oxford, Nuffield College, and a B.Sc. in Economics from the University of Warwick.

Heba Elayan
Managing Director
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Heba Elayan
Heba Elayan
Managing Director
Chicago

Heba Elayan is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Real Assets Team. In her role, she is focused on transaction execution across acquisitions, dispositions, and financings.

Before joining Blue Owl, Heba was a Senior Vice President at a global real estate investment management company. Prior to that, she practiced law at Sidley Austin LLP.

Heba received a JD, summa cum laude, and a master's degree in Urban Planning from the University of Illinois and a BA from Northwestern University. She is also a graduate of the Arabic Language Institute at the American University in Cairo.