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Executive Officers
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Andrew DiResta is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. In his role, he focuses on the controllership of the public company and it's subsidiaries, including oversight of the financial close and reporting process as well as accounting operations.
Andrew is a Certified Public Accountant and Financial Operating Principal (Series 27 license) who has previous experience in accounting regulatory and compliance matters through his work as an external auditor employed by Rothstein Kass, where Andrew was responsible for conducting annual financial audits, quarterly financial reviews and compliance audits across a variety of industries. Andrew also has experience as a corporate controller with regulatory reporting and filings for broker dealer entities registered with FINRA, Real Estate industry and Asset management firms.
Andrew recieved a BA from the University of Albany.
Meghan Donoghue is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Private Wealth Team. In her role, she focuses on supporting client relationships across Northern California and the Pacific Northwest for all Blue Owl strategies.
Before joining Blue Owl, Meghan was an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley, where she was responsible for alternative investments distribution on the west coast. Meghan began her career as a corporate bond broker at ICAP in New York.
Meghan received her BBA in Finance from the University of Notre Dame, and is a CFA charterholder.
John Dooley is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Compliance Team. In his role, he focuses on Advisory Compliance as well as the Credit BDCs.
Before joining Blue Owl, John was a Senior Compliance Manager at Invesco, a global asset manager. Prior to that, he was an Assistant Vice President at OppenheimerFunds supporting the firm’s exchange traded funds and before that he was a Director of Compliance at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. John began his career as a Compliance Associate at Prudential Financial in the Fixed Income Compliance group.
John received his BA in History and Philosophy from Boston College.
Nicole Drapkin is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Direct Lending Investment Team. In her role, she serves as co-head of Opportunistic Credit and shares responsibility for the Blue Owl Opportunistic Lending Fund.
Previously, Nicole served as a member of Owl Rock Capital Advisors’ Originations team. Prior to joining Blue Owl, Nicole was a Principal in the Principal Credit Investments Group at the CPP Investment Board, where she focused on sourcing and evaluating credit investments across the gaming, consumer retail, software and healthcare sectors. Prior to that, Nicole was a Vice President in the Leveraged Finance Group at Goldman Sachs & Co. in New York.
Nicole currently serves on the board of directors of the Marlene Meyerson JCC of Manhattan. Nicole received a BA, with Honors, from Princeton University.
Patrick Dwyer is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. In his role, he is focused on finance and operations for the GP Strategic Capital division of Blue Owl.
Before joining Blue Owl, Patrick was a Director at GF Capital Management, a growth equity and real estate fund based in New York. Prior to that, he was a Finance Manager at the Kohlberg, Kravis and Roberts & Co. Patrick began his career as an accountant at McGladrey & Pullen.
Patrick received his MBA with a concentration in Finance from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
John Dyment is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and the Global Head of Business Services Platform. In his role, he is responsible for overseeing all of the team's Advisory and Capital Strategy practices and engagement activities with all Partner Managers of the GP Strategic Capital Group.
Before joining Blue Owl, John was a General Partner of Lutetium Capital, a high yield hedge fund and credit asset manager. Prior to that, he spent his career in various leadership roles in asset management firms and investment banks serving as President, COO for Shumway Capital, and Head of Hedge Fund Distribution for UBS and Head of Prime Brokerage Capital Introduction at Goldman Sachs, and Deutsche Bank.
John received a BS in Finance at the University of Colorado and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Karl Eckman is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. Karl serves as a Controller for the Business Development Companies (BDCs).
Prior to joining Blue Owl in 2018, Karl was an Assistant Vice President in the Alternative Fund Services Group at JP Morgan. Prior to that, he was a Senior Audit Associate at KPMG LLP.
Karl began his career as an Audit Associate at KPMG LLP in the Investment Management Audit Practice.
Karl received a BS and MS in Accounting from Binghamton University, where he graduated with Summa Cum Laude. Karl is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of New York.
Heba Elayan is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Real Estate Investment Team. In her role, she is focused on asset management and acquisitions.
Before joining Blue Owl, Heba was a Senior Vice President at a global real estate investment management company. Prior to that, Heba was as an associate at an international law firm headquartered in Chicago.
Heba received a JD, summa cum laude, and Masters in Urban Planning from the University of Illinois and a BA from Northwestern University. She is also a graduate of the Arabic Language Institute at the American University in Cairo.
Suzanne Escousse is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and the Chief Marketing Officer. Suzanne is a member of the firm's Operating Committee. In her role, she is responsible for overseeing and managing Blue Owl's brand strategy and marketing functions globally. Suzanne leads the firm on all aspects of marketing disciplines, including brand positioning, digital strategy, content creation, product distribution support, and event management.
Prior to joining Blue Owl, Suzanne was a partner and Chief Marketing Officer at AQR Capital Management where she led the firm’s marketing and corporate communications functions globally. Preceding that, Suzanne spent 17 years at Goldman Sachs, where she held several senior marketing roles throughout her tenure, including as Global Co-Head of the Investment Management Division’s communications group and the Global Head of Marketing for Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Earlier in her career, she was a product and marketing manager at MetLife.
Suzanne earned a BS in Management with a concentration in Marketing, magna cum laude, from Binghamton University, and was named a Stern Scholar at New York University where she earned an MBA with distinction in Marketing and International Business.
Nick Fahey is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Valuations Team. In his role as Head of Credit Valuations, he is responsible for the valuation of investments across the firm’s Credit platform, including its BDCs and private funds. Before joining Blue Owl, Nick was a Senior Vice President and Head of Valuations at Antares Capital. Prior to that, he was a Director and Head of Private Equity Valuations at Apollo Global Management. Nick began his career as an Equity Research Analyst at Merrill Lynch.
Nick received his MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business and his BS in Finance from The Pennsylvania State University.