Liz Kahl is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Institutional Business Development Team. In her role, she focuses on institutional client relationship management.

Before joining Blue Owl, Elizabeth was a partner at Brigade Capital, a below investment grade global asset management firm based in New York. Prior to that, she was Director of Finance at American Express. Elizabeth began her career as an accountant at Deloitte and Touche.

Elizabeth received her BS in Accounting from Fairfield University. Previously, Elizabeth served as Chair of the Board of Trustees for Sacred Heart Academy.

Machal Karim is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and the Head of Environmental, Social & Governance. In her role, she leads Blue Owl's Responsible Investing mandate for both corporate and investment activities.

Before joining Blue Owl, Machal was a Manager in the Impact Team at British International Investment (formerly CDC Group plc.) based out of London. Prior to that, she worked at LeapFrog Investments in impact investing, and at Oxford Policy Management in financial and private sector development. Machal began her career working with the United Nations Capital Development Fund in New York and then at MasterCard Foundation in Toronto.

Machal received her BA in International Development from the University of Toronto and her MPA with a concentration in Applied Economics from Cornell University.

Shabbir Karim is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. In his role, he focuses on supporting the firm’s Direct Lending Private Credit Business.

Prior to joining Blue Owl in 2022, Shabbir was a Vice President at Strategic Value Partners, where he served as a Controller in the Fund Accounting Group and was responsible for the accounting and reporting for various Alternative Investment Funds. Prior to that, Shabbir was a Senior Manager at PwC, where he worked within the Financial Services practice specializing in audits of alternative investment funds.

Shabbir received a BS in Accounting from the University of Connecticut and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Connecticut. 

Brendan Kelly is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Business Services Platform. As part of the Corporate Strategy & M&A advisory practice, he is focused on advising GP Strategic Capital Partner Managers on a wide array of strategic growth and product development initiatives.

Before joining Blue Owl, he was a Partner at White Oak Equity Partners, where he led origination and execution of GP stake investments. Prior to White Oak, Brendan was an Equity Partner and Vice President at Berkshire Global. Before Berkshire Global, he was a member of the New Investments Team at Affiliated Managers Group (AMG). Brendan began his career at Lehman Brothers in the Investment Management Division.

Brendan received a BA from Middlebury College with a focus in Economics. He also received an MBA with a focus in Finance and Accounting from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated with honors as a Palmer Scholar.

William Kelly is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. In his role, he focuses on finance and operations for Blue Owl's GP Strategic Capital platform. Before joining Blue Owl, William was a Senior Vice President within the PE Finance GP Reporting group at Neuberger Berman. William began his career as a fund accountant at State Street.

William received his MBA in Management and a BS in Accounting from St. Thomas Aquinas College.

Krishna Kilambi is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. In his role, he leads the real estate corporate finance team across all closed-end and open-ended funds and is primarily focused on corporate finance, capital markets, strategy, hedging, and valuations.

Before joining Blue Owl, Krishna was a Director within the real estate investment banking group at Mizuho and an Associate Director within the real estate investment banking group at Scotiabank. Prior to that, Krishna was a Director at KPMG providing real estate advisory services. Krishna began his career at UBS investment bank in the real estate investment banking.

Krishna received a BS in Engineering from NIT Warangal in India and an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Andrew Kim is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Direct Lending Investment Team. In his role, he focuses on underwriting and monitoring investments across a variety of industries.

Before joining Blue Owl, Andrew was a Senior Associate at The Carlyle Group. Prior to that, he was an Associate at Oaktree Capital Management. Andrew began his career as an Investment Banking Analyst at Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Jefferies & Company.

Andrew received his BSc in Commerce and Economics from the University of Virginia.

Grace Kim is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Investment Grade Private Lending Investment Team. In her role, she is responsible for structured credit investments, with a focus in CLO investing. Before joining Blue Owl, Grace was a Managing Director at Kuvare Asset Management, predecessor to Blue Owl Insurance Solutions.

Prior to that, she was a Principal at Apollo Global Management in the Structured Credit team responsible for structured credit investments. Grace began her career as an Analyst at Deutsche Bank in the Lender Finance team structuring and underwriting asset-backed warehouse transactions.

Grace received her B.S. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Columbia University.

Jeong Kim is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Business Services Platform. In her role, Jeong is part of the Capital Strategy practice providing fundraising advisory and client development support to GP Strategic Capital Partner Managers. She is responsible for managing relationship with institutional investors, private wealth management platforms, family offices and consultants in Asia Pacific.

Before joining Blue Owl, Jeong was a member of the Investor Relations team at HarbourVest Partners, focusing on institutional marketing and client services. Prior to that, she held similar Investor Relations roles at PAG, an alternative investment firm based in Hong Kong, and Macquarie Asset Management. Jeong began her career as an Analyst at Cogent Partners, Greenhill's Secondary Capital Advisory team.

Jeong received a BS in Economics with a concentration in Finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She is native in Korean.

Nicole Klotz is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Private Wealth Team. In her role, she oversees relationships across multiple wealth channels in the Great Lakes Region.

Prior to her role at Blue Owl, she was a Managing Director on the US Wealth team at the London-based hedge fund Man Group and a Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley focused on providing Alternative Investment solutions for High Net Worth investors.

Nicole graduated from Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN with a focus in Pre-Law and Business Spanish. She has also studied in both Chiapas, Mexico and Madrid, Spain in various Study Abroad programs.