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Mark Schachter
Managing Director
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Mark Schachter
Mark Schachter
Managing Director
Dallas

Mark Schachter is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Alternative Credit Investment Team. In his role, he is focused on the origination and execution of investment opportunities in the healthcare and technology sectors. Mark is a member of the investment committees for the Asset Leasing and Special Opportunity Funds.

Prior to Blue Owl, Mark worked at Atalaya Capital Management, the predecessor firm to Blue Owl's Alternative Credit team. Prior to that Mark held roles at Elm Park Capital and HBK Capital Management. He began his career as an Investment Banking Analyst at Credit Suisse Group.

He is currently a board member at the SMU Alternative Asset Management Center and the ADL (Texoma chapter).

Mark received his BA in Business Administration from the Ivey Business School at Western University.

Katy Scharn
Principal
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Katy Scharn
Katy Scharn
Principal
Short Hills

Katy Scharn is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Human Resources Team. In her role, Katy focuses on compensation by serving as a strategic partner and subject-matter expert, working in close collaboration with Finance and other parts of HR. She also leads HR data analytics and governance, developing scalable reporting capabilities to deliver actionable insights that align with HR’s strategic goals.

Before joining Blue Owl, Katy was a Vice President at Two Sigma Investments, where she spent 7+ years on the HR team focused on Compensation and Project Management.  Prior to that, she worked in similar Compensation roles at several companies including MUFG Union Bank, GE Capital, McLagan (Aon), Morgan Stanley, and UBS.

Katy received three undergraduate degrees from the University of Maryland, College Park including a BS in Finance, a BS in International Business, and a BA in Japanese.

Michelle Schepis
Managing Director
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Michelle Schepis
Michelle Schepis
Managing Director
New York

Michelle Schepis is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Institutional Capital Team. In her role, she focuses on institutional client relationship management.

Before joining Blue Owl, Michelle was an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley, within the investment management division based in New York, as a Client Portfolio Advisor for Alternative Investment Partners. Prior to that, she focused on hedge fund due diligence within Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management's Graystone Research team. Michelle began her career as a due diligence analyst at Parker Global Strategies.

Michelle received her BS in Biological Sciences from Fordham University.

David Schiffman
Principal
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David Schiffman
David Schiffman
Principal
New York

David Schiffman is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Human Resources Team. In his role, he is the Head of Benefits and co-leads the HR Operations team supporting an employee's daily functions through their time at Blue Owl.

Before joining Blue Owl, David was a Vice President at BlackRock as the head of Financial Benefits for the Americas Region. Prior to that, David began his career as an HR Analyst at Broadridge Financial Solutions.

David received his BS in Psychology and his MBA from Stony Brook University.

Amanda Schimmel
Principal
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Amanda Schimmel
Amanda Schimmel
Principal
Greenwich

Amanda Schimmel is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Credit Finance & Capital Markets Team. In her role, she is focused on capital markets, including leverage and financings, for Blue Owl's Credit Platform, bringing over 15 years of experience in investment banking and financial services.

Prior to joining Blue Owl in 2023, Amanda spent her entire career at Citigroup, where she covered Financial Institutions and FinTech companies across Investment Grade Debt Capital Markets, Equity Capital Markets and Corporate and Investment Banking.

Amanda received a Bachelor of Science and Engineering from the University of Michigan’s College of Engineering.

Jonathan Schneider
Head of Product Development
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Jonathan Schneider
Jonathan Schneider
Head of Product Development
New York

Jonathan Schneider is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and the Head of Product Development. In his role, he focuses on new product development, product strategy, and other Blue Owl strategic initiatives. 
 
Before joining Blue Owl, Jonathan was a Managing Director at Blackstone. Prior to that, he was an Associate at J.P. Morgan.
 
Jonathan received his BS in Finance from Fordham University.

Melissa Schultz
Principal
Melissa Schultz
Principal
Chicago

Melissa Schultz is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Net Lease Investment Team. In her role, she is responsible for managing the acquisition of lender-compliant property and liability insurance and partners with external teams to ensure appropriate risk levels across programs placed outside of Blue Owl.

Before joining Blue Owl, she was Vice President of Global Risk Management at GLP, where she managed the acquisition of lender-compliant property and liability insurance worldwide, along with financial lines insurance to safeguard the company’s balance sheet. Prior to GLP, she was the Head of North American Insurance for Blackstone’s real estate portfolios.

She received a Bachelor of Science in Finance from DePaul University.

Ralitza Schulz
Managing Director
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Ralitza Schulz
Ralitza Schulz
Managing Director
New York

Ralitza Schulz is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Institutional Capital Team. In her role, she is responsible for delivering cross-asset solutions and works collaboratively across product, marketing, and investment teams to support strategic client initiatives.

Before joining Blue Owl, Ralitza spent 15 years at Goldman Sachs, most recently as Head of Private Markets Customized Solutions for the External Investing Group (XIG) in New York. She previously worked as part of the XIG investment team, partnering with private markets firms across primaries, secondaries, and co-investments in both New York and London. Ralitza began her career as an investor with Goldman Sachs Investment Partners.

Ralitza received a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Master of Science in Finance from Imperial College Business School.

Steven Segaloff
Managing Director
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Steven Segaloff
Steven Segaloff
Managing Director
New York

Steven Segaloff is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Legal Team. In his role, he serves as the head of litigation across the firm and manages legal matters related to the firm’s alternative credit business.

Before joining Blue Owl, Steven was the General Counsel at Atalaya Capital Management.  Previously, Steven served as General Counsel at Genesys Global, an innovative lighting company; Counsel at Herrick, Feinstein LLP, a New York-based law firm; Deputy General Counsel at Plainfield Asset Management, a multi-strategy hedge fund; and Senior Counsel at National Financial Partners Corp., a public company in the financial services sector. Steven began his career at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP.

Steven received his JD from the University of Chicago Law School and holds a BA in American Studies, cum laude, from Cornell University.

Prior to law school, Steven was a member of the US National Rowing Team and US Olympic Team from 1993-96 and a World Rowing Champion.

Dmitry Selin
Managing Director
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Dmitry Selin
Dmitry Selin
Managing Director
Chicago

Dmitry Selin is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Tax Team. In his role, he focuses on product structuring, tax compliance, investor reporting and operations for the Real Assets platform.

Before joining Blue Owl, Dmitry was a Senior Vice President of Tax at Blue Vista, a real estate investment management firm, where he oversaw the firm’s tax function. Prior to this, Dmitry was a Senior Manager at Ernst & Young LLP in the Real Estate Global Compliance & Reporting group.

Dmitry received a BS in Accounting from University of Illinois and a MS in Taxation from DePaul University. Dmitry is a Certified Public Accountant in Illinois.