Jon ten Oever is a Senior Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Direct Lending Investment Team. In his role as Co-Head of Underwriting, he focuses on overseeing the day-to-day underwriting of technology investments.

Prior to Blue Owl, Jon was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC from 2007 until 2019. At Goldman Sachs & Co., Jon held several positions in the Americas Financing Group’s Leveraged Finance Group, including leadership of the TMT and Healthcare verticals. Prior to working at Goldman Sachs, Jon was a Vice President at Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, in the Media & Telecom Group from 2000 until 2007 and an attorney at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP from 1997 until 2000.

Jon received a BA from Huron College at the University of Western Ontario and a JD from the Yale Law School.

Kurt Tenenbaum is a Senior Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Direct Lending Investment Team. Based in Menlo Park, he is focused on helping lead the firm’s investing efforts in technology companies. Past and present portfolio companies include Blend, DoorDash, Relativity Revolut, Robinhood, SpaceX and Signifyd.

Before joining Blue Owl in 2019, Kurt was a Managing Director at Goldman, Sachs & Co., based in New York City where he ran Technology, Media & Telecom Leveraged Finance Capital Markets and Global Acquisition Finance within Investment Banking.

Kurt received a BSM in Finance from Tulane University and is a Charter Financial Analyst. Currently, Kurt serves on the Board of Directors for Signifyd and as a member of the Silicon Valley Advisory Committee of the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco.

Alexey Teplukhin is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Digital Infrastructure Investment Team. In his role, he is responsible for capital markets activities across Blue Owl's Digital Infrastructure strategy globally.

Before joining Blue Owl, Alexey was a Managing Director at IPI, the predecessor firm to Blue Owl’s Digital Infrastructure strategy. Prior to that, Alexey served as a Director in the Structured Finance division of Deutsche Bank, where he was responsible for the firm's digital infrastructure debt investments.

Alexey received his BSc in Economics, with First Class Honours, from the London School of Economics.

Kierstyn Thayer is a Principal at Blue Owl and the Head of Citizenship. In her role, she focuses on building and executing the firm's strategy and programming for its philanthropy and employee volunteerism in the community.

Before joining Blue Owl, Kierstyn spent nearly two decades designing and leading revenue and growth strategies for high-impact nonprofits, most recently as the Chief Development Officer at The Opportunity Network (OppNet). Prior to that, she led development teams at The New School and SEO (Sponsors for Educational Opportunity). Kierstyn began her career at Teach for America.

Kierstyn received her BA in Child Development and Communications from Tufts University.

Nick Theccanat is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Communications & Public Affairs Team. In his role, he manages for external and internal firm communications as well as government affairs.

Before joining Blue Owl, Nick was a Vice President at Prosek Partners. Prior to that he managed the communications for investment bank PJ SOLOMON. Earlier in his career, Nick worked at Edelman, the world’s largest PR firm.

Nick received a BA in Communications with a minor in Political Science from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.

Benjamin Thibaudat is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Institutional Capital Team. In his role, he focuses on supporting the firm's fundraising activities in French Speaking Europe.

Before joining Blue Owl, Ben was a Director at FIRSTavenue, a global capital advisory and placement business specialised in Private Credit, Private Equity, Infrastructure, and Real Estate. Prior to that, he was a Director at International Asset Management. Ben began his career as an Analyst in the International Business Development Team at EnTrust Global.

Ben received his MSc of Finance from IÉSEG School of Management in Lille, and is a CFA charterholder.

Alex Thomas is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Direct Lending Investment Team. In his role, he focuses on underwriting and structuring investments across a variety of industries.

Before joining Blue Owl, Alex Thomas was a Senior Associate within the Corporate Credit Group at Guggenheim Partners, where he began his career.

Alex received a BA in Economics and Mathematics from Bowdoin College and is a CFA charterholder.

Matt Tier is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Direct Lending Investment Team. In his role, he oversees underwriting, due diligence, and structuring of new investment opportunities and portfolio management activities for existing portfolio companies across a variety of sectors, including infrastructure, energy, and related services.

Before joining Blue Owl, Matt was a Vice President at Fifth Street Asset Management, a middle-market direct lending platform based in Greenwich, CT. Matt began his career as an Analyst in Wells Fargo’s U.S. Corporate Banking Group.

Matt received a BA in Economics with a minor in History at New York University, where he graduated magna cum laude.

Michelle Tihal is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. In her role, she focuses on the SOX and Internal Controls.

Before joining Blue Owl, Michelle was a Vice President in the Global Real Estate Finance & Accounting team at Brookfield Asset Management. Prior to that, she held various roles in finance and internal audit at a large pharmaceutical company and began her career at Deloitte.

Michelle is a Canadian CPA and holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree in Biology from Queen’s University and Master of Management & Professional Accounting degree from the Rotman School of Business, University of Toronto.

Andy Toppin is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. In his role, he focuses on investment operations for Blue Owl's Alternative Credit business.

Before joining Blue Owl, Andy was a Director of Operations (Public Markets) at Atalaya Capital Management, the predecessor firm to Blue Owl’s Alternative Credit team. Prior to joining Atalaya, he was a Vice President of Operations at Fir Tree Partners.

He holds a BS in Business Administration with concentrations in Finance & Management from SUNY Albany and is a CFA charterholder.