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Doug Ostrover
Co-Chief Executive Officer
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Marc Lipschultz
Co-Chief Executive Officer
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Alan Kirshenbaum
Chief Financial Officer
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Andrew Polland
Chief Operating Officer
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Sean Ward
Senior Managing Director
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Directory

Jack Viellieu
Principal
Jack Viellieu
Principal
Chicago

Jack Viellieu is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Real Estate Digital Infrastructure Investment Team. In his role, he focuses on new investment activity, portfolio management, and monetization opportunities across Digital Infrastructure.

Before joining Blue Owl, Jack was a Director at IPI Partners, the predecessor firm to Blue Owl's Real Estate Digital Infrastructure platform. Prior to that, he was an Associate at Madison Dearborn Partners, a generalist private equity fund based in Chicago, where he focused on investment opportunities in telecommunications and other industry verticals. Jack began his career as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Retail & Consumer group at Credit Suisse.

Jack received his BA in Economics, magna cum laude, from Middlebury College and earned an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Matt Villa
Managing Director
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Matt Villa
Matt Villa
Managing Director
Short Hills

Matt Villa is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Compliance Team. In his role, he focuses on the strategic and operational needs of the Compliance organization. 

Before joining Blue Owl, Matt was Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of PGIM Real Estate. Prior to that, Matt was senior vice president and chief compliance officer of a $2 billion value-oriented investment manager owned by Eaton Vance. Prior to that, he was a vice president of compliance for Prudential’s proprietary mutual fund complex. He worked at TD Waterhouse as a vice president and chief compliance officer for the firm’s advisory offerings and at Dreyfus in support of the organization’s cash management and institutional sales teams in the legal affairs department. Matt began his career in an audit function for a New York-based independent broker-dealer. 

Matt received his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business and a Master of Business Administration from Monmouth University’s Leon Hess School of Business. He has held a variety of industry licenses.

Ben Volok
Principal
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Ben Volok
Ben Volok
Principal
Colorado

Ben Volok is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Private Wealth Team. In his role, he is focused on the capital raise initiatives and distribution of Blue Owl’s suite of funds, with primary concentration on Wirehouse platforms.

Before joining Blue Owl in 2016, Ben was a Vice President at Guggenheim & CION Securities. Prior to that, he began his career in Private Wealth working with Mutual Funds, 401-K’s & Annuities with The Hartford.

Ben received his BSBA with a focus in Finance, magna cum laude, from the University of Pittsburgh.

Jeff Walwyn
Chief Investment Officer, Insurance
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Jeff Walwyn
Jeff Walwyn
Chief Investment Officer, Insurance
New York

Jeff Walwyn is a Senior Managing Director at Blue Owl and the Chief Investment Officer, Insurance. In his role as Co-Head of Underwriting, he oversees the day-to-day underwriting of diversified investments.

Before joining Blue Owl in 2017, Jeff was a Managing Director at Guggenheim Partners where he focused on evaluating credit investments. Prior to that, Jeff was a Principal at Apollo Global Management in the Credit Group in New York. Prior to those roles, he held positions in credit underwriting at Gulf Stream Asset Management and in Investment Banking at JPMorgan.

Jeff received a BA in Applied Economics and Management, summa cum laude, from Cornell University and an MBA with honors from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

Mark Wan
Principal
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Mark Wan
Mark Wan
Principal
New York

Mark Wan is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Direct Lending Investment Team. In his role, he focuses on special situations and opportunistic credit investing.

Before joining Blue Owl, Mark was a Vice President at Fortress Investment Group focused on special situations, event driven and distressed investing for the hedge fund and private equity funds. Mark started his career as an Investment Banking Analyst at Morgan Stanley in New York.

Mark received a BS in Management with concentrations in Finance and Accounting from Boston College, where he graduated magna cum laude.
 

Amy Wang
Principal
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Amy Wang
Amy Wang
Principal
New York

Amy Wang is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Tax Team. In her role, she is primarily focused on tax accounting, financial statement reporting, and tax compliance.

Before joining Blue Owl, Amy was a Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in the Banking and Capital Markets group where she specialized in tax accounting and reporting and partnership compliance.

Amy received a BS and MS in Accounting from New York University and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in New York.

Matt Weisberg
Managing Director
Matt Weisberg
Managing Director
Chicago

Matt Weisberg is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Real Estate Digital Infrastructure Investment Team. In his role, he is responsible for acquisitions in North America.

Before joining Blue Owl, Matt was a Managing Director at IPI Partners, the predecessor firm to Blue Owl’s Real Estate Digital Infrastructure platform. Prior to that, he was a Senior Director at Tribune Real Estate Holdings and a key member of the senior management team that developed and implemented the strategy to reposition and harvest a $1 billion plus real estate portfolio. Before Tribune Real Estate Holdings, Matt was at Navigant Consulting, Inc. where he advised institutional investors, owners and lenders on matters related to transactions, asset management and restructuring. He started his career at LECG doing financial modeling and market research to support economists applying microeconomics and statistics related to dispute resolution matters.

Matt received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from The University of Texas at Austin and holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation.

Mark Wetzel
Managing Director
Mark Wetzel
Managing Director
New York

Mark Wetzel is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Strategic Equity Investment Team. In his role, Mark leads the investment process, execution, and portfolio management of the Strategic Equity Team’s investments.

Prior to joining Blue Owl, Mark was a Managing Director at Goldman, Sachs & Co. where he was a multi-industry investor within the private equity businesses of the Merchant Banking and Asset Management Divisions.  Mark began his career at Goldman Sachs in the Investment Banking Division.

Mark earned a BS in Management from Boston College and an MBA from the Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar.

Greg White
Senior Managing Director
Greg White
Senior Managing Director
New York

Greg White is a Senior Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Real Estate Investment Team. In his role, he focuses on investments, loan origination, structuring securitizations, and the development and maintenance of client relationships.

Before joining Blue Owl, Gregory was the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Prima Capital Advisors, an investment advisory firm which specialized in making real estate debt investments. Among his other roles at Prima, he acquired and expanded the investment management agreements held by previous entities.  He previously was Managing Director at Salomon Brothers Inc and co-head of the firm's real estate finance, sales, and advisory businesses, where he originated, negotiated, and closed in excess of $10 billion of real estate financings, joint ventures and property sales.  Prior to his work at Salomon, Mr. White was an Assistant Treasurer in the Real Estate Finance Department of the Chase Manhattan Bank.

Mr. White received his BS in Civil Engineering from Tufts University and earned a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance and Real Estate from The Wharton Graduate School of Business Administration. He is also Director of TPG Real Estate Finance Trust, a NYSE listed company that focuses on transitional commercial mortgage loans. As well as a member of PREA (Pension Real Estate Association) and CREFC (Commercial Real Estate Finance Counsel). Mr. White is a past member of the Board of Advisors for the School of Engineering at Tufts University.

Zachary White
Principal
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Zachary White
Zachary White
Principal
New York

Zachary White is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Investment Grade Private Credit Investment Team. In his role, he is responsible for the origination, underwriting, and monitoring of Investment Grade Private Credit transactions with a focus on Corporate Credit.

Before joining Blue Owl, Zachary was a Vice President at Kuvare Asset Management, the predecessor to Blue Owl Insurance Solutions. Prior to that, he was a Vice President at Deutsche Bank on the Debt Capital Markets team and an Associate Director at MetLife Investment Management focused on Investment Grade Corporate Private Credit.

Zachary received his MBA from Carnegie Mellon University and holds a BA, summa cum laude, in Business Administration from Duquesne University. He is a CFA Charterholder.