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.

Maria Paynter is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Compliance Team. In her role, she leads co-investments for the Blue Owl BDCs and the Interval Fund, and the Board approval and allocation processes across the Credit 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.

Thomas Pellowe is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Private Wealth Team. In his role, he focuses on building the distribution syndicate and maximizing private wealth relationships for Blue Owl.

Before joining Blue Owl, he was Managing Director, Head of Strategic Accounts at Black Creek Group. Prior to that, he was Vice President, Director of National Accounts at INVESCO. Tom began his career an Investment Analyst at State Street.

Tom received his BS In Economics and Finance from Bentley University.

Rich Peperone is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Institutional Capital Team. In his role, he focused on developing partnerships with institutional investors for Blue Owl with a focus on our GP Strategic Capital platform. Prior to his current role, Rich was a senior member of the Business Services Platform within the GP Strategic Capital platform.

Before joining Blue Owl, Rich was Head of Business Development for North America at LIM Advisors, LLC, an Asia-based alternative investment firm. Prior to that, he was the first Director of Marketing and Investor Relations at Chicago Fundamental Investment Partners, LLC and was Vice President of Marketing and Investor Relations at Andor Capital Management. Rich began his career at Lazard, where he worked with both institutional and family office clients in the asset management division. 

Rich received his BS in Finance from Syracuse University's Whitman School of Management.

Isabel Pereira is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Compliance Team. In her role, she focuses on the compliance review of marketing and communications materials across the firm.

Prior to joining Owl Rock, the predecessor firm to Blue Owl’s Credit platform, in 2020, Isabel was a Director and Head of the Registered Principal team for UBS Global Wealth Management, and previously Assistant Vice President and Registered Principal for Morgan Stanley’s Communication Review Group, a predecessor firm of Smith Barney. Prior to Smith Barney-Morgan Stanley succession, she worked as the Operations Manager for the Citigold Unit of Citigroup. Isabel began her career as a Branch Manager for Continental Federal Credit Union.

Isabel received her AAS in Business Management from Union County College.

JD Perone is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Direct Lending Investment Team. In his role, he is focused on operational risk management across the Blue Owl direct lending platform, with a particular concentration on deal closing and loan administration.

Before joining Blue Owl, JD was a Vice President at Goldman Sachs, a global investment bank based in New York, where he supported the Leveraged Finance and Structured Credit businesses across multiple risk management functions including Product Control and Middle Office.

JD received a BS in Mechanical Engineering, magna cum laude, from Rutgers University.

Sana Petersen is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Real Estate Credit Investment Team. In her role, she focuses on commercial real estate asset management which includes annual, quarterly, and monthly financial reporting of all commercial real estate investments.

Before joining Blue Owl, Sana was a Managing Director at Kuvare Asset Management, the predecessor to Blue Owl Insurance Solutions. Prior to that, she was a Director at Citigroup in Commercial Real Estate Capital Markets & Warehouse Lending. Sana has also held roles at CWCapital, GMAC Commercial Mortgage and Deloitte.

Sana received her MBA in Finance from Cornell University and holds a BBA, magna cum laude, in Accounting from Georgia State University.