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Co-Chief Executive Officer
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Co-Chief Executive Officer
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Chief Financial Officer
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Chief Operating Officer
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Directory

David Willemin
Principal
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David Willemin
David Willemin
Principal
Short Hills

David Willemin is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. In his role, he is focused on the accounting, finance, financial reporting, and internal controls functions for the Blue Owl BDCs.

Before joining Blue Owl, David was a Senior Vice President of Internal Audit Finance at Citibank. Prior to that, he was an Accounting Associate at Fir Tree Partners. David began his career as a Senior Assurance Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Alternatives Group.

David received a BS in Finance and Accountancy, magna cum laude, from Villanova University.

Patrick Willis
Managing Director
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Patrick Willis
Patrick Willis
Managing Director
Florida

Patrick Willis is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Private Wealth Team. In his role, he serves as the Head of Private Wealth Field Engagement, leading a team focused on deepening and strengthening the firm’s relationships with field leadership and centers of influence across the US private wealth business.  

Previously, Patrick served as the Head of North America Private Wealth Strategic Partnerships, leading the group responsible for managing the firm’s strategic distribution partnerships and platforms across Blue Owl’s North America private wealth business. Prior to joining Blue Owl, Patrick served in various fund management and distribution roles at CNL Financial Group across multiple product verticals. Prior to joining CNL, Patrick was Director of Finance for Core Realty, Inc.

Patrick received a B.A. in English and Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania, magna cum laude, with Distinction in Philosophy, and a Certificate in Finance and Accounting from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Patrick currently sits on the board of the Institute for Portfolio Alternatives (“IPA”), where he serves on the finance and compensation committee. Patrick maintains Series 7, Series 24, and Series 63 registrations.

John Wilson
Head of Client and Product Solutions, Institutional Capital
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John Wilson
John Wilson
Head of Client and Product Solutions, Institutional Capital
New York

John Wilson is a Senior Managing Director at Blue Owl and the Head of Client and Product Solutions, Institutional Capital. Before joining Blue Owl, John was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Prior to that, he spent most of his career at PIMCO in roles including Head of US Institutional Business, Head of Australia and Head of Global Consultant Relations. John began his career as a lawyer at Shearman & Sterling in New York. 
  
John holds a BA and LLB from the University of Melbourne, MA from the University of New England and an LLM from Duke University. John is a director of Queensland Treasury Corp, Director of Ord Minnett and an Advisor to Brighter Super. He has previously been a director of QIC, LGIA Super, Eithad Stadium Melbourne, Rugby Australia, a Trustee of the University of New England Foundation and Chairman of the Investment Committee at the NSW ALC.

Kyle Wilson
Head of Credit Underwriting, Real Assets
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Kyle Wilson
Kyle Wilson
Head of Credit Underwriting, Real Assets
Chicago

Kyle Wilson is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and the Head of Credit Underwriting, Real Assets. As a member of the Net Lease Investment Team and Investment Committee, he focuses on evaluating tenant credit quality for new acquisitions and tenant portfolio management across all Blue Owl Real Assets Net Lease funds. Kyle also provides support to investor relations and capital markets efforts.

Before joining Blue Owl, Kyle was a Senior Vice President at Antares Capital. Prior to that, he was in credit underwriting at GE Capital. He began his career with General Electric completing the Financial Management Program and a two-year rotation with the Corporate Audit Staff.

Kyle received his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and holds a BA in History from Vanderbilt University.

Sean Winchell
Principal
Sean Winchell
Principal
Chicago

Sean Winchell is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Information Technology Team. Based in Chicago, Sean is focused on designing, building, deploying, and maintaining the firm’s information technology infrastructure.

Before joining Blue Owl, Sean was an Associate and Senior Systems Engineer at IA Interior Architects, a global design and architectural firm. Prior to that, he was a Systems Administrator at Brandmuscle, a technology based marketing firm.

Shari Withem
Managing Director
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Shari Withem
Shari Withem
Managing Director
New York

Shari Withem is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. In her role, Shari serves as the Co-Chief Accounting Officer of OBDC II, OBDC III, OCIC and OTIC, and as the Co-Treasurer and Co-Controller of each of the Blue Owl BDCs.

Prior to joining Blue Owl, Shari was Vice President of Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (formerly TPG Specialty Lending, Inc.), a business development company traded on the NYSE (TSLX), where she was responsible for accounting, financial reporting, treasury and internal controls functions. Preceding that role, Shari worked for MCG Capital Corporation, a business development company formerly traded on the Nasdaq (MCGC) and Deloitte in the Audit and Assurance Practice.

Shari received a BS in Accounting from James Madison University and is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in Virginia.

Kirsten Wright
Principal
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Kirsten Wright
Kirsten Wright
Principal
Short Hills

Kirsten Wright is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. Kirsten serves as a Controller for the Business Development Companies (BDCs). 

Prior to joining Blue Owl in 2017, Kirsten was a Senior Audit Associate at Crowe Horwath, where she focused primarily on financial service industries. 

Kirsten received a BS in Accounting from The College of New Jersey and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in New Jersey.

Jay Wyckoff
Managing Director
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Jay Wyckoff
Jay Wyckoff
Managing Director
New York

Jay Wyckoff is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Private Wealth Team. In his role, Jay leads a team focused on the Regional & Independent and Canadian channels and is tasked with driving our continued success with this client segment as increased adoption with these financial professionals is among the largest of growth opportunities for Blue Owl.   

Before joining Blue Owl, Jay had a long career at BlackRock. Most recently, he was the National Sales Manager for their Specialist Sales Teams, inclusive of Alternatives and ETF focused professionals. Prior to his National Sales Manager responsibilities, Jay was a Divisional Director and a top-producing Market Leader with experience covering both coasts, and all segments in the wealth ecosystem. He was BlackRock’s inaugural hire as the firm built out the R&I capabilities. His entire career has been committed to intermediary distribution.

Jay is a graduate of James Madison University with a BBA in Finance.

Matthew Xirinachs
Principal
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Matthew Xirinachs
Matthew Xirinachs
Principal
New York

Matthew Xirinachs is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Investment Grade Private Credit Investment Team. Before joining Blue Owl, Matthew was a Director at Kuvare Asset Management, the predecessor firm to Blue Owl Insurance Solutions, focused on direct private credit investing and origination for insurance companies. Prior to that, he was an Associate at Blackstone where he worked in Blackstone Credit (formerly, GSO Capital Partners), was a member of the firm’s Corporate Development team, and helped launch the firm’s Insurance Solutions business.

Matthew received a BA in Finance and International Business with a concentration in international studies from Fairfield University.

Mani Yosha
Senior Managing Director
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Mani Yosha
Mani Yosha
Senior Managing Director
New York

Mani Yosha is a Senior Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Business Services Platform. In her role, Mani leads the Human Capital Advisory practice which provides GP Strategic Capital Partner Managers with advice and assistance across all aspects of people strategy, including a focus on talent management and acquisition. She also provides services related to employee relations and retention, including organizational optimization, performance assessment best practices, situation management, and compensation benchmarking.

Before joining Blue Owl, Mani was a Vice President and US Head of Talent Management at Citi's Prime Finance Business Advisory Group. Mani began her career as an Associate at Citi in the Prime Brokerage Division.

Mani received a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from Wagner College, where she graduated with honors.