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Doug Ostrover
Co-Chief Executive Officer
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Marc Lipschultz
Co-Chief Executive Officer
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Alan Kirshenbaum
Chief Financial Officer
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Andrew Polland
Chief Operating Officer
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Andrew Laurino
Senior Managing Director
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Senior Managing Director
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Brian Roelke
Chief Investment Officer, Insurance Solutions
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Brian Roelke
Brian Roelke
Chief Investment Officer, Insurance Solutions
New York

Brian Roelke is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and the Chief Investment Officer, Insurance Solutions. In his role, he is responsible for all investment, portfolio management, and risk management activities for Blue Owl’s insurance strategies.

Before joining Blue Owl, Brian was President and Chief Investment Officer at Kuvare Asset Management, the predecessor to Blue Owl Insurance Solutions where, as the first employee, he led the build out of the team.  Prior to joining Kuvare Brian was Head of Private Capital at Nuveen, having spent seventeen years in the TIAA organization. 

Brian received an MBA from New York University Stern School of Business and a BA in History and Economics from Colgate University.

Rafael Rojas
Principal
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Rafael Rojas
Rafael Rojas
Principal
New York

Rafael Rojas is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Insurance Solutions Investment Team. In his role, he focuses on portfolio risk management and analytics.

Before joining Blue Owl, Rafael was a Director at Kuvare Asset Management, the predecessor to Blue Owl Insurance Solutions. Prior to that, he held risk management and prime brokerage finance roles at Citi, DTCC, Deutsche Bank and Swiss Re responsible for enterprise risk management framework, quantitative models, stress testing and enterprise resiliency. Rafael started his career in the RMBS group at Moody’s Investors Service.

Rafael received an BS/MS in applied mathematics from New Jersey Institute of Technology and MBA from New York University School of Business.

Ivan Rosa
Head of Facilities and Office Services
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Ivan Rosa
Ivan Rosa
Head of Facilities and Office Services
New York

Ivan Rosa is a Principal at Blue Owl and the Head of Facilities and Office Services. In his role, he focuses on implementing strategic real estate fit-outs for various locations and supporting the Strategic Projects Team.

Before joining Blue Owl, Ivan was Senior Associate Director of Project Management at Gardiner & Theobald, a UK based Project and Cost Management consultancy in New York City. Prior to that, he was a practicing Architect for 25 years in offices such as Rockwell Group, Hillier, TPG Architecture and Perkins Eastman. He simultaneously held a teaching position as Associate Professor of Architecture for 17 years at the Spitzer School of Architecture, his Alma Mater. Ivan began his career as an architect in 1992.

Ivan received a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture in 1990, a Bachelor of Architecture in 1992, both professional degrees, from the Spitzer School of Architecture at The City College of New York. Ivan also holds a Master of Science in Architecture & Urban Design from the Columbia University – Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation - 1994.

Daniel Rosato
Managing Director
Daniel Rosato
Managing Director
New York

Daniel Rosato is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Alternative Credit Investment Team. In his role he sits within the Financial Assets business, focusing on on commercial aviation and residential finance.

Before joining Blue Owl, Daniel was a Managing Director at Atalaya Capital Management, the predecessor firm to Blue Owl's Alternative Credit team. Daniel began his career as an Investment Banking Analyst at Moelis & Company.

Daniel received his BS in Economics, magna cum laude, from Duke University.

Douglas Ross
Managing Director
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Douglas Ross
Douglas Ross
Managing Director
New York

Douglas Ross is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Institutional Business Development Team. In his role, he focuses on fundraising for Blue Owl Liquid Credit Strategies as well as the broader suite of Blue Owl funds.

Before joining Blue Owl in 2023, Doug was Head of North American Business Development at TFG Asset Management for ten years. Prior to that, he headed business development for Field Street Capital. Prior to that, Doug was a partner at Normandy Hill Capital, responsible for fund raising and all other investor related activities. Before Normandy Hill, Doug held business development roles for hedge fund seeding and platform businesses including Tiger Management and Vega Asset Management. Doug spent the first 10 years of his career trading rates and volatility on rates as well as Emerging Market fixed income products at proprietary desks including Banco Santander, Chase Manhattan Bank and BankBoston.

Doug earned an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. in International Studies and Spanish from the University of Richmond.

Matt Rothfleisch
Managing Director
Matt Rothfleisch
Managing Director
New York

Matt Rothfleisch is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Alternative Credit Investment Team. In his role, he oversees public markets investing for the Alternative Credit team and is a member of the Investment Committee. 

Before joining Blue Owl, Matt was a Partner at Atalaya Capital Management, the predecessor firm to Blue Owl’s Alternative Credit team. Prior to that, he was the Founder, CEO and CIO of Rotation Capital, a New York based opportunistic hedge fund. Before that, Matt was a Partner at Del Mar Asset Management, overseeing the Credit business and serving as a member of the Investment and Management Committees. Prior to that he was a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Highbridge/Zwirn overseeing the Domestic Capital Structure Arbitrage portfolio. He began working on the buyside as a trader at Oak Hill after working as an Investment Banking and Capital Markets Analyst at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.

Matthew has a BA in Political Science from Columbia College. 

Gary Rozier
Managing Director
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Gary Rozier
Gary Rozier
Managing Director
Chicago

Gary Rozier is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Real Estate Investment Team. In his role, Gary serves on the investment committee and is responsible for reviewing and approving real estate transactions, as well as interfacing with limited partners on the investment portfolios. 

Gary was Senior Vice President at Ariel Investments for 14 years where he was responsible for business development and client services. Prior to joining Ariel, Gary spent 5 years with Rydex Funds, now Guggenheim Investments, where he served as regional vice president responsible for product development and distribution across the Midwest. 

Gary earned a BA in Economics from the University of Maryland.
 

Agatha Rudz Froese
Principal
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Agatha Rudz
Agatha Rudz Froese
Principal
New York

Agatha Rudz Froese is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Business Services Platform. Agatha leads the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (“DEI”) practice which is focused on providing guidance to GP Strategic Capital Partner Managers on people strategy, corporate and investment practices, and community impact.

Before joining Blue Owl, Agatha was a Senior Recruiter at Neuberger Berman, a global asset management firm. Prior to that, she was a Managing Consultant in the Legal practice at Michael Page. Agatha began her career as a Recruitment Coordinator at Goldman Sachs.

Agatha received a BA in Politics from New York University and a JD from Pace University School of Law. Currently, Agatha serves on the Associate Board of Directors for The Opportunity Network, a non-profit that supports underserved students with postsecondary and career readiness education.

Eileen Ryan
Principal
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Eileen Ryan
Eileen Ryan
Principal
Chicago

Eileen Ryan is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Real Estate Investment Team. In her role on the Real Estate Asset Management Team, she focuses on supporting the firm’s risk management and insurance needs.

Prior to joining Blue Owl, Eileen was the Director of Risk Management at a global real estate company and offers more than 30-years’ experience in her career in risk and insurance management. 

Eileen received her B.A. from the University of Illinois and holds an ARM designation in Risk Management. 

Johann Santer
Head of Private Wealth APAC
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Johann Santer
Johann Santer
Head of Private Wealth APAC
Hong Kong

Johann Santer is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and the Head of Private Wealth APAC. Johann is a member of the global Private Wealth Leadership Team and in his role, he focuses on the firm’s expansion of the Private Wealth business across Asia Pacific markets. Johann is responsible for fundraising, expanding strategic relationships, and identifying innovative solutions for high-net-worth clients and their advisors across the APAC region.

Johann has more than 20 years of experience in the asset management and private banking industry. Before joining Blue Owl, Johann was Fidelity International’s Regional Lead for Wholesale, alongside his role as Head of Private Banking, Wealth and Strategic Clients, APAC ex-Japan. During his tenure, Johann led the successful buildout of Fidelity International’s private banking and wealth franchise in the APAC regions, adding coverage of Hong Kong and Singapore Wholesale. Prior to that, Johann was Managing Director and Head of Investment Specialists, Funds Hong Kong, at Bank Julius Baer and before that he spent 10 years at a leading quant based Hedge Fund overseeing global fund distribution. He started his career at the Credit and Rating Department at the Central Bank of the Republic of Austria (OeNB).

Johann earned a combined master’s and bachelor's degree in Banking and Finance from the University of Applied Science BFI Vienna.