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Pell George is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Corporate Sustainability Team. In his role, he focuses on ESG-related initiatives across the firm’s private equity strategies, including GP Strategic Capital, Strategic Equity, and Healthcare Opportunities.
Before joining Blue Owl, Pell led ESG integration for Nuveen. Prior to that, he was the Head of ESG Investment Integration at Barings and was previously a member of their private equity / real assets team. Pell began his career in international development, advising large-scale infrastructure, agribusiness, and public health programs in emerging and frontier markets.
Pell received his BS in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina and his MBA from Duke University, where he was a Fuqua Scholar.
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.
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.
Dennis Gorczyca is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Liquid Credit Investment Team. In his role, he focuses on evaluating investment opportunities in broadly syndicated, non-investment grade leveraged loans.
Before joining Blue Owl, Dennis was a Managing Director at Par-Four Investment Management (“Par-Four”) and Portfolio Manager of the Tralee CLO platform. Prior to that role, he was a senior analyst focused on leveraged loan, high yield and distressed credits. Before joining Par-Four, Dennis was at Fortress Investment Group where he evaluated leveraged loans and private equity investments for the legacy D.B. Zwirn portfolios. Dennis began his career at Bear Stearns where he held a variety of roles including as an Associate in Merchant Banking focused on lower middle market private equity opportunities within the Bear Growth Capital Partners (BGCP) group and as an investment banking analyst.
Dennis received his MBA from Columbia Business School and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Bucknell University with a BS in Business Administration.
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.
Kyle Goss is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Alternative Credit Investment Team. In his role, he focuses on sourcing, underwriting, executing, and managing investments, with a focus on corporate capital solutions and opportunistic asset purchases within the technology and healthcare verticals.
Prior to joining Blue Owl, Kyle was a Principal with Atalaya Capital Management and Elm Park Capital, both predecessor firms to Blue Owl's Alternative Credit Team. Kyle also previously held private credit investment professional roles within the Direct Lending Group at HBK Capital Management and the Americas Special Situations Group at Goldman, Sachs & Co. He began his career as an investment banking analyst at Wachovia Securities.
Kyle holds a BA in History and a BBA in Finance from Southern Methodist University, where he was a Hunt Scholar.
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.