Tom Shanklin is a Senior Managing Director at Blue Owl and the Head of Investment Grade Private Credit. In his role, he focuses on leading the investment strategy and portfolio management for investment grade Corporate Credit, Asset Backed Finance and Structured Credit.

Before joining Blue Owl, Tom was a Managing Director & Head of Corporate Credit for Kuvare Asset Management, predecessor to Blue Owl Insurance Solutions. In 2009, Tom joined Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, a Life Insurance and Property & Casualty financial services company based in Columbus, OH as a Senior Investment Professional. From 2012 through 2021 Tom was the Managing Director & Head of Private Debt and led the development of Nationwide’s multi-billion dollar Private Debt investment strategies. Preceding Nationwide, he worked for Deutsche Bank Capital Markets and SunTrust Capital Markets (now Truist). Tom began his career in the Corporate Banking Training Program at SunTrust Bank in Atlanta, GA.

Tom received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his MBA from Goizueta Business School at Emory University.

Jared Sheiker is a Principal at Blue Owl and the Chief of Staff, Real Assets. In his role, he serves as a member of the Investment Committee and focuses on sourcing and structuring transactions, supporting investor relations, and other real assets and corporate initiatives.

Before joining Blue Owl, Jared was an Investment Banking Analyst at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, a Stifel Company.

Jared received his BBA in Finance and Accounting from Emory University's Goizueta Business School.

Brett Sheppard is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Internal Audit & Controls Team. In his role, Brett assists in the development and execution of the overall audit strategy for the firm, including risk-based and regulatory driven projects. He is responsible for oversight of various audit, assurance, and advisory engagements across Credit, Real Assets, and Insurance Solutions.
 
Before joining Blue Owl, Brett was a Senior Manager at Scotiabank, a Canadian multinational banking and financial services company located in New York. Prior to that, he was an Investing & Lending Controller at Goldman Sachs, covering Real Estate and Private Equity. Brett began his career as an auditor at the Office of Legislative Audits in Baltimore, MD. 
 
Brett received an MBA and BBA in Accounting from the Loyola University Maryland Sellinger School of Business and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant.

Jing Shi is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Insurance Solutions Investment Team. In her role, she focuses on providing investment solutions to Blue Owl’s insurance clients.

Before joining the firm, Jing was a Vice President in the Portfolio Management team at Kuvare Asset Management, predecessor to Blue Owl Insurance Solutions, where she was responsible for managing Kuvare’s general account portfolios. Prior to that, she worked in asset management roles at Pension Insurance Corporation, Legal & General and Fidelity & Guaranty Life in both the UK and the US. Jing started her career at Lehman Brothers in London where she was a member of the ALM advisory group.

Jing received her BEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, first class honours, from Imperial College London and is a CFA® Charterholder.   

Blake Shorthouse is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and the Head of Global Family Capital. He leads the firm’s global efforts in building and strengthening long term relationships with single family offices.

Before joining Blue Owl in 2025, Blake spent a decade at KKR where he founded and led the Family Capital business in EMEA. Prior to KKR, he held senior roles in Zurich and London at Credit Suisse and UBS. Blake began his career at Merrill Lynch in London.

Blake received his BA in History and Politics from the University of Exeter (UK). He serves as a Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery, London.

Charlotte Shropshire is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Institutional Capital Team. In her role, she is responsible for building internal and external relationships as a Product Specialist for the Healthcare Opportunities Team and the Credit and Royalties Life Sciences Team.

Before joining Blue Owl, Charlotte was the Head of Investor Relations and Fundraising for Menlo Ventures. Prior to that, she was a partner at Sofinnova Investments and a Managing Director at SVB Capital. She has spent over a decade specializing in life sciences and technology venture LP relations and over two decades in capital fund formation and investor relations across alternatives. Charlotte began her career in finance at Goldman Sachs in Institutional Equity Sales.

Charlotte received her BA in Government at Dartmouth College and her MBA from New York University, Stern School of Business.

Oliver Shuffrey is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. In his role, he focuses on accounting and reporting for Alternative Credit funds.

Before joining Blue Owl, Oliver was a Controller at Atalaya Capital Management, the predecessor firm to Blue Owl's Alternative Credit team. Prior to that, he was an Accounting Manager at Augentius (now IQ-EQ), a boutique fund administrator with clients across the globe. Oliver began his career at KPMG in London with the financial services division of the audit practice.

Oliver received his BA in History, from the University of York and is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

Scott Silberman is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. In his role, he is responsible for supporting the firm's Direct Lending strategy within the Credit platform.

Before joining Blue Owl, Scott was a Director at Guggenheim Partners, where he served as the Controller for various alternative investment funds. Earlier in his career, he was an Assistant Vice President at Blackstone within the Blackstone Alternative Asset Management business. He also held the role of Controller at Riva Ridge Capital Management LP and began his career at PwC within the assurance asset management group.

He received a BS in Accounting from Lehigh University. Scott is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in New York and a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Madeleine Sinclair is a Senior Managing Director at Blue Owl and the Head of Private Wealth North America Distribution. Madeleine oversees business development across Blue Owl’s US & Canadian Private Wealth business. As a member of the global leadership team, she is focused on fundraising, expanding strategic relationships, and launching innovative solutions for high-net-worth clients and their advisors. 

Prior to joining Blue Owl, Madeleine served as Head of iShares Canada for BlackRock and served on the iShares Executive Committee. Over the course of her 19 years at BlackRock, she held numerous leadership roles within the US Wealth Advisory business, including COO, National Sales Manager, and Head of Distribution Strategy. Madeleine has deep experience in building and managing industry leading teams that deliver impactful business results. She was recently recognized by Private Equity International as a Woman of Influence in the Cross-Asset category. 

Madeleine is an active member of CHIEF, a network focused on connecting and supporting women executive leaders. She also serves on the Board of 10,000 Degrees, a program focused on getting students from low-income backgrounds to and through college. 

Madeleine holds an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business and a BA from DePauw University.

Rob Sine is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Healthcare Opportunities Investment Team. In his role, he focuses on the equity trading, portfolio hedging, and capital markets functions across the funds.

Previously Rob was a Partner and Head Trader at Cowen Healthcare Investments, the predecessor to Blue Owl Healthcare Opportunities. Before that, he was a Managing Director in Equity Capital Markets at Cowen and Company. Rob began his career in Equity Sales and Trading at Rodman & Renshaw.

Rob received his BS in Finance from Clemson University.