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Yasir Sayed is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Institutional Capital Team. In his role, he focuses on capital raising and fund formation in the Middle East, working closely with a variety of internal stakeholders to bring the firm’s investment strategies to the region.
Before joining Blue Owl, Yasir was Deputy Head of Investor Coverage at Greenstone Equity Partners, the largest placement firm in the Middle East. At Greenstone, he led capital raising efforts across a broad range of private markets strategies. Prior to that, he was a Vice President at Credit Suisse in London as part of the Sales and Advisory team, working with institutional investors on both public and private markets strategies. Earlier in his career, he held roles at Citigroup in London, where he focused on managing strategic partnerships and client relationships.
Yasir holds a Bachelor of Science in International Management from SOAS, University of London, and is a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), UK.
Mitchell Schacher is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Business Services Platform. Mitchell is part of the Capital Strategy practice providing fundraising advisory and client development support to GP Strategic Capital Partner Managers. He is focused on managing relationships with US institutional investors in the Midwest, Central US, Latin America, and real asset investors.
Before joining Blue Owl, Mitchell was Head of Corporate Access at UBS, where he built extensive relationships within the corporate investor relations community and advised public issuers on global investor opportunities. Prior to that, he served as COO of Sales for the Equities Division and Prime Brokerage.
Mitchell received a BS in Neuroscience, with honors, from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA from the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh.
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 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 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.
Steve Scheuble is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Alternative Credit Investment Team. In his role he is responsible for sourcing, structuring, and assisting with the underwriting of equipment leasing investments.
Before joining Blue Owl, Steve was Director of Business Development for the equipment leasing strategy at Atalaya Capital Management, the predecessor firm to Blue Owl’s Alternative Credit team. Steve began his career as a C&IB Analyst at PNC Financial Services.
Steve received a BS in Finance from the University of Dayton.
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 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.
George Schnaars is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Business Services Platform. In his role, he focuses on delivering insights to partner manager investment teams during sourcing, diligence, and value creation.
Before joining Blue Owl, George was an Associate at Deluxe, focusing on data engineering and product development. Prior to that, he was a research engineer at Cornell Energy Systems Institute, implementing novel geothermal cooling systems in data centers.
George received his BS in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, with a minor in Business, from Cornell University.
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.