Gianna Figurelli is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. In her role, she focuses on compensation related accounting.

Before joining Blue Owl, Gianna was a Supervisor at WithumSmith+Brown.

Gianna received her BS in Accounting, summa cum laude, from Stockton University.

Brian Finkelstein is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Direct Lending Investment Team. In his role, he focuses on managing stressed portfolio investments.

Before joining Blue Owl, Brian was a Managing Director in the Restructuring Group and Co-Head of Principal Investing at Solic Capital. Prior to that, he was the Head of Portfolio Management at Fifth Street Asset Management. Brian currently serves on the Board of Directors of Eagle Infrastructure Services, PLI Card Marketing Solutions, QC Supply, and Walker Edison Furniture Company.

Brian received his MBA from New York University Stern School of Business and holds a BS, magna cum laude, in Business Administration from SUNY Albany.

Adam Forchheimer is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Direct Lending Investment Team. Adam is the Head of Portfolio Management, focusing on credit risk management and oversight of the entire portfolio of direct lending investments.

Before joining Blue Owl, Adam was a Managing Director at Credit Suisse in each of the Leveraged Finance departments where he ran the Bridge Finance Group and in the Asset Management division where he was the U.S. Portfolio Manager for a distressed credit winddown fund. Adam began his career as a securities and banking attorney at the law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP.

Adam received a JD from Harvard Law School and holds a BS with Honors in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University.

Michael Gabriel is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the GP Strategic Capital Investment Team. In his role, he focuses on evaluating investment opportunities, and underwriting equity and financing transactions for the GP Strategic Capital Investment Team.

He joined in 2015 from Deutsche Bank’s Mergers & Acquisitions group, where he advised corporate clients and financial sponsors on the evaluation and execution of transactions.

Michael earned an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business, and a BA from the College of the Holy Cross. Michael also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Chris Gates is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Institutional Business Development Team. In his role, he focuses on developing partnerships with institutional investors. 

Before joining Blue Owl, Chris was Head of Marketing and Investor Relations at Marblegate Asset Management, a distressed debt investment firm. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director at Tricadia Capital Management, a multi-strategy credit hedge fund, where he was responsible for leading the institutional business development effort. Prior to that, Chris was a member of the institutional sales team at Mariner Investment Group, where he oversaw the internal business development group. Earlier in his career, he was a member of the institutional marketing and client service group at Bear Stearns Asset Management. 

Chris received his BA in American Studies from Colby College, and holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designation.

Grant Gaughrin is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Real Estate Investment Team. In his role, he focuses on capital markets and sourcing new investments.

Before joining Blue Owl, Grant began his career as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Financial Institutions Group at Keefe Bruyette & Woods, a Stifel company.

Grant received his BA in Economics, from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Tim Gaven is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Investor Operations Team. In his role, Tim serves as the Head of Investor Services.

Before joining Blue Owl, Tim was a Manager at the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), a financial services industry utility in Jersey City. Tim began his career as a Project Analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Tim received a BA in Political Science with minors in Economics & International Business from Ramapo College of New Jersey.

Kimberly Genes is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. In her role, she focuses on the coordination and execution of the firm’s financial close process, including financial reporting and consolidation, as well as management of day-to-day accounting operations. 

Before joining Blue Owl, Kimberly was the North America Controller for Recordati Rare Diseases, a private-equity backed biotech company with a focus on endocrinology and oncology diseases. Prior to that, she was an Associate Director at Apollo Global Management, responsible for management company controllership with a specific focus on the Private Equity and Real Estate segments. Kimberly began her career as an auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers. 

Kimberly received her BS in Accounting, magna cum laude, from Marist College and holds a CPA license in the state of New Jersey.

Sean Gilbride is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Direct Lending Investment Team. In his role, he supports the firm’s direct lending business by focusing on documentation negotiation.

Before joining Blue Owl, Sean was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs in the investment banking division. Prior to that, he was a corporate attorney at Latham & Watkins LLP and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP.

Sean received a BA from Boston College and a JD from Fordham School of Law.

Ashley Gimbel is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Business Services Platform. In her role, Ashley leads the Digital Transformation practices including Operational Advisory which provides operational and technology-related best practices consulting to GP Strategic Capital Partner Managers and Data Science which provides robust analyses and investment insights powered by alternative data.

Before joining Blue Owl, Ashley was a Vice President at Credit Suisse within the Prime Brokerage Consulting group. Prior to that, she was a Senior Sales Consultant at Eze Castle Integration where she assisted managers with IT infrastructure design and business continuity plans.

Ashley received a BA in English from Stephen F. Austin University, where she graduated with honors.