Garrett Brooks is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Real Assets Team. In his role, he focuses on asset management of commercial real estate investments.

Before joining Blue Owl, Garrett was a Principal at Blackstone. Prior to that, he was a Senior Associate at Torchlight Investors. Garrett began his career as an Analyst in the Real Estate Structured Finance Group at Archstone.

Garrett received his MS in Real Estate from New York University, and holds a BS in Economics from the University of Michigan.

Eric Brotman is a Senior Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Business Services Platform. In his role, Eric serves as the Head of Partner Engagement where he is responsible for coordinating value creation impact across GP Strategic Capital Partner Managers. He also leads the Corporate Strategy and M&A advisory practice which supports product development and strategic growth initiatives at the GP Strategic Capital Partner Managers.

Before joining Blue Owl, Eric was part of the Corporate Business Development team at Och-Ziff Capital Management. Prior to that, he worked at The Carlyle Group in both Product Development and Investor Relations Management roles. Eric spent several years at UBS in a variety of capacities. He served as Head of Product Development and Management for UBS Alternative Investments and as the US Head of Business Consulting Services, Prime Brokerage at the UBS Investment Bank. Prior to that, Eric was a corporate associate at the law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.

Eric received a BA from the State University of New York at Albany and a JD from the Hofstra University School of Law.

Jennifer Brouse is a Senior Managing Director at Blue Owl and the Chief Operating Officer of the GP Strategic Capital platform, and a member of the firm’s board of directors. She is a member of the GP Strategic Capital Investment Team and focuses on managing the overall operations of the GP Strategic Capital business as well strategic initiatives across the platform. From May 2021 to December 2023, she was the Chief Financial Officer of the GP Strategic Capital platform, overseeing the finance functions of the GP Strategic Capital products.

Prior to Blue Owl, Jenn was the Chief Financial Officer of Dyal Capital, the predecessor firm to Blue Owl’s GP Strategic Capital platform, when it was a division of Neuberger Berman. Prior to joining Dyal Capital in October 2017, Jenn was a Manager at PwC within the Wealth and Asset Management assurance practice, providing audit and related services to PwC’s asset management clients.

Jenn earned a BSBA, in Accounting and Spanish, magna cum laude, from Bucknell University. She is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the state of New York.

Roscoe Brown is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Private Wealth Team. As a Regional Market Leader in the RIA & Family Office Investor Relations group, he focuses on supporting the firm’s partners and prospective investors in his role.

Before joining Blue Owl, Roscoe was a Vice President at Brookfield Asset Management. Prior to that, Roscoe was an RIA Consultant at OppenheimerFunds.

Roscoe received his BBA in Finance and Financial Management Services from the Ancell School of Business at Western Connecticut State University.

Thomas Brown is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. In his role, Tom serves as a Controller for the Business Development Companies (BDCs).

Before joining Blue Owl, Tom was a Vice President/Controller at Chimera Investment Corporation, a mortgage REIT with an investment focus in residential mortgage loans, asset securitization, and mortgage-related securities. Tom began his career at RSM in the Risk Advisory group of the consulting practice.

Tom received an MBA from New York University Stern School of Business, a BS in Accounting from Bucknell University, and is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of New York.

Matt Buckley is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Tax Team. Before joining Blue Owl, Matt was the Tax Director at Atalaya Capital Management, the predecessor firm to Blue Owl’s Alternative Credit team, where he focused primarily on tax structuring across the firm’s strategies. Prior to joining Atalaya, Matt was the Tax Director at Mack Real Estate Group, a vertically integrated, institutional real estate developer, operator, investor, and lender. Previously, he was the Tax Director at Garrison Investment Group, a multi-strategy alternative investment manager.

Matt began his career with PwC in the Real Estate Asset Management practice.

Matt holds a BS with a concentration in Accounting from Monmouth University and an MA in Taxation from Rutgers University.

Justin Burns is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Alternative Credit Investment Team. In his role, he is responsible for sourcing, underwriting, executing, and managing investments, primarily within asset-based opportunities.

Before joining Blue Owl, Justin was a Managing Director at Atalaya Capital Management, the predecessor firm to Blue Owl's Alternative Credit team, where he was a senior member of the Financial Asset investment team and a member of the firm's investment committee. Prior to that, Justin was an investment banking analyst at Citigroup where he covered the Power & Utilities sector.

Justin received his BS in Business Management with concentrations in Finance and Corporate Reporting & Analysis from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.

Michael Burns is a Senior Managing Director at Blue Owl and the Head of Institutional Capital, EMEA. In his role, he focuses on working with the firm's current and prospective clients across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Before joining Blue Owl, Michael was an Executive Vice President at PIMCO, a global asset management firm focused on fixed income, private credit and real estate, working both in the US and Europe. He had several roles over 20 years there, most recently as head of the UK, Ireland and EMEA Consultant Relations business. Prior to that, he was head of Northern Europe. Michael began his career as a fixed income portfolio manager at the TCW Group, working in the Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities team.

Michael received his BA in Economics from Boston College, where he was a Dean's List member. He also received an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Michael is also a CFA charterholder.

Brent Butler is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Private Wealth Team. In his role, he is responsible for managing the firm’s strategic distribution partnerships in Canada.

Before joining Blue Owl, Brent worked at RBC for over 11 years in various roles, most recently within the Private Wealth division.

Brent is involved in a variety of nonprofits, currently serving as Chief Operating Officer of the John Tavares Foundation. He was also a founding member of the Young Professional Committee for Ronald McDonald House Toronto.

Brent received a Business Administration degree from Wilfrid Laurier University, where he graduated from the Honors Program.

Lauren Buxbaum is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Human Resources Team. In her role, Lauren makes talent at Blue Owl a strategic advantage by partnering with team members on leadership effectiveness, executive coaching, and broader talent development initiatives.

Before joining Blue Owl, Lauren founded Agility Advisers, a talent strategies consulting firm, and held executive Human Resources roles at Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, PIMCO, and BNY Mellon. Prior to this, as an investment banker, she advised corporate treasury groups on financial solutions to business problems, specializing in high yield interest rate hedging.

She received a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Columbia University in the City of New York and is enrolled to earn a second master’s degree in Organizational Psychology from Teachers College, also at Columbia University. Previously she studied at the London School of Economics and earned a BA in Economics from Binghamton University.

Lauren sits on the Advisory Council for Action Against Hunger.