Karen Hager is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and Chief Compliance Officer. She is also Chief Compliance Officer of each of the Blue Owl BDCs and each of the Blue Owl’s SEC registered investment advisers.

Prior to joining Owl Rock, the predecessor firm to Blue Owl’s Credit platform, in March 2018, Karen was Chief Compliance Officer at Abbott Capital Management, an SEC registered investment adviser specializing in private equity fund of funds based in New York, with offices in London. Prior to that, Karen was Senior Vice President, Director of Global Compliance of The Permal Group, an investment management firm with offices regulated in eight countries including the US, UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, France and Korea. Prior to that, she was Director of Compliance of Dominick and Dominick Advisors LLC, an SEC registered investment adviser based in New York. Karen began her career as a Securities Compliance Examiner with the US Securities and Exchange Commission based in the Branch of Investment Adviser Examinations in the SEC’s Northeast Regional Office.

Karen received a BS in Accounting from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, where she graduated with high honors.

David Hall is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Business Services Platform. In his role, David is part of the Operational Advisory practice focused on providing operational and technology-related best practice consulting and thought leadership to GP Strategic Capital Partner Managers.

Before joining Blue Owl, David was a Vice President in the Alternative Investments and Manager Selection team at Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

David received a BS in Economics & Finance from Bentley University, where he graduated with high honors.

Kevin Halleran is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and the Chief Financial Officer, Real Estate. Based in Chicago, he is focused on the accounting and financial reporting of the organization.

Before joining Blue Owl, Kevin was Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer at Donahue Schriber Realty Group, which was a grocery anchored retail REIT based in Costa Mesa, CA. Prior to that, he was the Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer at Starwood Retail Partners. Kevin began his career as an Audit Associate at KPMG LLP in the Real Estate Assurance Practice.

Kevin received a BS in Accounting and Finance from DePaul University. Currently, Kevin is a CPA in the state of Illinois.

Lauren Hamilton is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. As the Chief Accounting Officer of the Blue Owl Real Estate Net Lease Trust, she is responsible for the accounting and financial reporting of Blue Owl Real Estate’s Open-End Funds. 

Prior to joining Blue Owl, Lauren served as Vice President and Head of Accounting Policy, Internal Control, and Financial Governance at TIAA, where she led technical accounting and internal controls over financial reporting for TIAA and its subsidiaries. Prior to joining TIAA, Lauren spent 12 years at KPMG, during which she was responsible for leading the integrated audits of large public and private companies in the real estate, asset management and professional services industries. During her tenure at KPMG, Lauren also served as chief of staff in the Chairman’s office from 2014-2016, and chief of staff for the KPMG’s Global Services Centre from 2012-2014. 

Lauren received a BBA in Accounting and a Masters of Accountancy from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
 

Seon Harry is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Compliance Team. In his role, he focuses on Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Sanctions and Anti-Bribery Corruption (ABC).

Before joining Blue Owl, Seon was a Vice President, Senior Compliance Officer, and Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) for various Investment vehicles and the Limited-purpose Broker dealer at PIMCO, a global asset management firm based in California. Prior to that, he was a Vice President at Allianz Global Investors. Seon began his career as a Stock Options Client Service Associate at UBS, in the Financial Advisory Group.

Seon received his BA in Economics from Dartmouth College.

Larissa Herczeg is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and the Head of Seeding. Larissa is based in Chicago and is also a member of the Blue Owl Real Estate investment committee.

Before joining Blue Owl, Larissa was a Managing Partner at Oak Street. Prior to Oak Street, Larissa was responsible for global real estate investing at Morgan Creek Capital Management, Franklin Templeton Real Estate Advisors and the Credit Suisse Customized Fund Investment Group (now known as GCM Grosvenor).

Larissa’s activities include co-founding Women in Real Estate, serving as a Trustee of Roosevelt University, Co-Chair of the Roosevelt University Women’s Leadership Council, a mentor for the Goldie B. Wolfe Miller Women Leader’s In Real Estate Initiative, a past mentor for the Toigo Foundation and serving as a guest speaker at the University of California-Berkeley, Kellogg School of Management and the University of Notre Dame.

Larissa received a BA with honors in Government and Economics from the University of Notre Dame, an MA with honors in International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and a JD with honors from Columbia University Law School.

Kwan Ho Choi is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Institutional Business Development Team. In his role, he focuses on institutional fundraising covering Korean institutional investors.

Before joining Blue Owl, Kwanho was a Managing Director and a founding member at Ascentium Group Limited which was acquired by Blue Owl to establish its physical presence in Hong Kong. Prior to that, he was a Director and Head of Korea Distribution at Credit Suisse – Private Fund Group in Seoul, responsible for capital raising for Korean financial institutions. Kwanho began his career in 2007 as an Analyst in Institutional Sales at Credit Suisse in Seoul, responsible for sales of various products encompassing derivatives and structured products.

Kwanho received his BBA from Seoul National University.

Daniel Hong is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Direct Lending Investment Team. In his role, he focuses on direct lending to technology firms.

Before joining Blue Owl, Daniel was an Investment Professional at SLR Capital Partners, a credit-focused asset manager based in New York. Daniel began his career as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Leveraged Finance Group at Wells Fargo Securities.

Daniel received an AB in Philosophy, cum laude, from Princeton University.

Kaitlin Howard is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and the Head of BDC Unsecured Funding. As the Head of Unsecured Funding and Bank Relationships for the Blue Owl BDCs, Kaitlin brings nearly 15 years of experience in investment banking and financial services.

Prior to joining Blue Owl in 2022, Kaitlin served as Managing Director, Head of FIG Debt Capital Markets at SMBC Nikko, where she was responsible for building and overseeing the investment grade financials underwriting business. Prior to SMBC, Kaitlin held various positions on the debt capital markets desks at Citigroup and Mizuho, where she executed a variety of multi-currency debt, liability management and M&A-related financings.

Kaitlin received a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance, and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Richmond.

Hailing Huang is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. In her role, she focuses on supporting management company’s accounting and financial reporting functions.

Before joining Blue Owl, Hailing was a Vice President at CIT Group, Inc., a US Bank based in New Jersey. Prior to that, she was a Vice President at BlackRock, Inc., an investment management firm. Hailing began her career as an auditor at Ernst & Young, LLP.

Hailing received an MBA in Professional Accounting from Rutgers University.