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Rich Goetze is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Institutional Business Development Team. In his role, he is focused on business development and client management for insurance companies and financial institutions in the US and Bermuda.
Before joining Blue Owl, Rich was a Principal at Varagon Capital Partners where he was responsible for the firm’s insurance solutions business. Prior to that, he spent five years at Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) where he was responsible for new business development and relationship management for US Life, P&C, Health and Reinsurance investors. Rich began his career in asset management at Swiss Re, where he focused on manager selection and portfolio management for Swiss Re’s general account.
Rich earned a Master of Science in Finance and BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Villanova University.
Kris Gogola is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. Based in Chicago, he is focused on day-to-day accounting, finance, and operations of Blue Owl Real Estate's Close-End and Separate Account Funds. Before joining Blue Owl, Kris was a Senior Financial Reporting Associate at Invenergy LLC, a renewable energy developer and operator based in Chicago.
Kris received a BBA in Finance and Accounting from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Jonathan Golan is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. In his role, Jonathan serves as a Controller for the Business Development Companies (BDCs).
Before joining Blue Owl, Jonathan was an Associate Director at CION Investments, an alternative asset manager based in New York City. Jonathan began his career in public accounting at Marcum LLP (fka Friedman LLP).
Jonathan received his BS in Accounting at Rowan University and is a certified public accountant in New Jersey.
Sacha Gornaya is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Business Services Platform. In her role, Sacha co-leads the Business Services Platform’s EMEA team where she is responsible for the team’s overall efforts across EMEA. Sacha is also a member of the Capital Strategy practice providing fundraising advisory and client development support to GP Strategic Capital Partner Managers. She is responsible for managing relationships with investors across Europe and the Middle East.
Before joining Blue Owl, Sacha was a Managing Director at First Avenue, a global advisory and capital placement firm. Prior to that, she held an investment position at IFC Metropol and earlier, in the investment banking division of Merrill Lynch.
Sacha began her career at Lehman Brothers in the European Mergers and Acquisitions team.
Sacha received a Master’s degree in Finance from ESSEC Business School and an MBA from INSEAD.
Chris Graham is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Real Estate Investment Team. In his role, he focuses on trading and investing in real estate-related securities.
Before joining Blue Owl, Chris worked at Blackstone in the Real Estate Securities Group, most recently leading the effort to invest in real estate-related securities, including CMBS, RMBS, and corporate real estate debt for the firm's insurance clients. Prior to that, he worked at Goldman Sachs in various roles, including in the Real Estate Financing Group of the firm's Investment Banking Division.
Chris received his BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Villanova University and MBA from the Columbia Business School.
Brant Gresham is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Institutional Business Development Team. In his role, he focuses on working with institutional investors across the suite of Blue Owl funds.
Before joining Blue Owl, Brant was a Senior Vice President within PIMCO’s institutional client group. Prior to that, he was an officer and F/A-18 pilot in the United States Navy. Brant also serves on the board of Working Wardrobes, a leading non-profit focused on workforce development.
Brant received an MBA with concentrations in Analytic Finance and Economics from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where he graduated with honors and was awarded the David W. Fox Fellowship. He also earned a BA in Government from Georgetown University, where he graduated with honors. Brant is a CFA charterholder.
Cara Griffiths is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the GP Strategic Capital Investment Team. Based in London, she focuses on strategic projects relating to public capital markets activity.
Before joining Blue Owl, Cara was a Managing Director at Bank of America, where she led the high growth corporate broking team within the European Investment Bank and was an adviser to Dyal Capital. Cara began her career in the UK corporate finance team at Investec Bank.
Cara received her BA Hons in Modern History and Politics from Oxford University.
Bobby Groat is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Liquid Credit Investment Team. In his role, he focuses on investments in broadly syndicated loans and non-investment grade credit within the Healthcare sector.
Before joining Blue Owl, Bobby was a Director at Barclays Capital in New York. Prior to that, he was a Senior Research Analyst with Symphony Asset Management, a subsidiary of Nuveen & TIAA-CREF, where he also focused on investments in non-investment grade credit. Bobby began his career at Jefferies as a non-publishing credit research analyst.
Bobby received his BA in Economics and BA in German from the University of Michigan.
Stacy Gulich is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. In her role, she focuses on overseeing the accounting and reporting of the firm’s carry participant vehicles.
Before joining Blue Owl, Stacy was a Vice President of Finance at PGIM Inc., a global asset manager and division of Prudential Financial Inc., where she provided strategic support and managed the forecasting, budgeting and financial reporting activities of PGIM Private Capital and PGIM Real Estate. Stacy began her career as an auditor at Arthur Andersen.
Stacy received a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from Washington University and holds a CPA license.
Nav Gupta is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Direct Lending Investment Team. In his role, he primarily focuses on managing stressed portfolio investments.
Before joining Blue Owl, Nav was a Vice President in the Asset Management division of Goldman Sachs. Prior to that, he was a Vice President at Medley Management Inc., a credit-focused asset management firm. Nav began his career as an attorney at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.
Nav received his JD from Harvard University and holds a BBA and BA, summa cum laude, in Finance and Political Science, respectively, from Emory University.