Antonio Pagnotta is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. In this role, he oversees the controllership of the public management company and its subsidiaries, ensuring financial integrity and operational efficiency across complex organizational structures.

Before joining Blue Owl, Antonio spent 14 years at KKR, where he provided leadership in financial reporting, planning and analysis, treasury, and operations. Prior to that, he served as an Audit Manager at Deloitte & Touche, LLP, leading audits for major financial institutions.

Antonio received his MBA from St. John’s University and holds a BA, summa cum laude, in Accounting also from St. John’s University. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in New York and Series 27 license holder.

Jackie Palermo is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. In her role, she focuses on accounting and operations for the Direct Lending Private Credit Business.

Prior to joining Blue Owl in 2019, Jackie was an Assistant Vice President at Anchorage Capital Group, LLC., a distressed credit-focused investment advisor based in New York City. Prior to that, Jackie was a Senior Associate at KPMG LLP in the Audit - Investment Management Group.

Jackie received her MA in Mathematics and MS in Accounting from University of Albany and holds a BA, cum laude, in Mathematics with a concentration in Economics from Union College. Jackie is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in New York.

Eric Pallone is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Direct Lending Investment Team. In his role, he focuses on underwriting investments in the industrial, chemical, and telecom sectors.

Before joining Blue Owl, Eric was a Vice President at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. He began his career as an Investment Banking Analyst at Cohen & Company, where he structured a variety of securitized products.

Eric received his BA in Economics, magna cum laude, from the University of Richmond and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Grant Palmer is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Institutional Capital Team. In his role, Grant is a product specialist, focusing on Blue Owl’s Real Assets strategies. 

Before joining Blue Owl, Grant was an Associate Vice President at CIM Group, a real assets investment manager based in Los Angeles. Prior to that, he was an Associate at StepStone Group, a global private markets investment manager and consultant. Grant began his career as an Investment Associate at Glenmede Trust Company.
 
Grant received his BA in Finance from Cleveland State University.

Alex Paroda is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Real Estate Credit Investment Team. In his role, he focuses on commercial real estate investments.

Before joining Blue Owl, Alex was a Director at Kuvare Insurance Services, predecessor to Blue Owl Insurance Solutions. Prior to that, Alex was a Vice President at Sabal Capital, where he was responsible for sourcing and underwriting loans targeted for CMBS execution. Alex began his career at Cushman & Wakefield, where he focused on underwriting CMBS, bridge, and construction loans.

Alex received his BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and Business Law from Boston University.

Avni Patel is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. Avni brings 18 years of experience in hedge fund and private equity funds. She is responsible for managing foreign entities accounting, reporting and compliance filings.

Before joining Blue Owl, Avni was a Senior Vice President at Roscommon Analytics, an energy focused private equity fund. Prior to that, she was a financial controller at PineBridge Investments, Waterfall Asset Management and M. D. Sass Investors Services.

Avni is an accounting major from Sydenham College of Economics. She is a Chartered Accountant and a Certified Public Accountant.

Nilesh Patel is a Senior Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Real Estate Credit Investment Team. In his role, his responsibilities include making investments in CMBS securities, REIT bonds and loans as well as structuring and executing Blue Owl’s CRE securitizations.

Before joining Blue Owl, Nilesh was the Chief Investment Officer of Prima Capital Advisors, the predecessor firm to Blue Owl’s Real Estate Credit strategy. Prior to that, Nilesh worked in various capacities as a Vice President at Goldman Sachs. Nilesh joined Goldman Sachs in 2006 and he led a team that structured and placed commercial real estate CDOs. Nilesh also previously held roles at Deutsche Bank, where he worked for five years, with the new issue CMBS and CRE CDO group. Prior to Deutsche Bank, where Nilesh was a Director, he worked at GE Plastics.

Nilesh received his BA in Economics and Mathematics – Computer Science from St. Lawrence University.  He is a member of CREFC (Commercial Real Estate Finance Council).

Rahul Patel is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Business Services Platform. In his role, Rahul co-leads the Business Services Platform's EMEA team where he is responsible for the team’s overall efforts across EMEA. Rahul is also a member of the Capital Strategy practice providing fundraising advisory and client development support to GP Strategic Capital Partner Managers. He is responsible for managing relationships with investors across Europe and the Middle East.

Before joining Blue Owl, Rahul was an Associate Director at Casey Quirk, an asset management focused management consulting firm based in Darien, CT. Prior to that, he began his career as a Business Analyst at Deloitte Consulting, in their Strategy and Operations Group.

Rahul received a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Boston University, where he graduated magna cum laude. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Marina Patrick Deutsch is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Human Resources Team. In her role, she leads Talent Acquisition for the Corporate Solutions teams. 

Before joining Blue Owl, Marina led BlackRock’s Corporate Functions Recruitment team. Prior to that, Marina was a recruiter within BlackRock's Wealth, Institutional, Consulting, Human Resources, and Investment business lines. Marina began her career as an agency recruiter in Atlanta, Georgia focused on Accounting and Finance.

Marina received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama.

Maria Paynter is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Compliance Team. In her role, she focuses on co-investments between the Blue Owl BDCs and private funds, and the Board approval and allocation processes across the Direct Lending platform.

Before joining Blue Owl, Maria was a Director at Citigroup in their DCM business, specializing in the execution of investment grade bond offerings.

Maria received her BS in Political Science and History, magna cum laude, from New York University.