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Guy Clark is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and the Chief Operating Officer, Institutional Business Development. In his role, he focuses on client operations.
Before joining Blue Owl, Guy was the Head of Client Relations at Pretium. Prior to that, he was the Head of Marketing Operations and Strategy at York Capital, and the Marketing Group COO at Angelo Gordon. He held multiple roles at Oaktree Capital Management, including Senior Vice President and Vice President in the Marketing & Client Relations team. Guy began his career in London working as both an Associate at Helix Associates and as an Analyst at McKinsey & Company.
Guy received an MA in Geography from the University of Oxford and an MA in International Relations from the University of Warwick.
Ryan Clark is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Institutional Business Development Team. Ryan has 17 years of asset management experience and oversees the business development and client service effort for Blue Owl’s investment consultant relationships.
Prior to joining Blue Owl, Ryan worked for PIMCO, Octagon Credit Investors, and BlackRock.
Ryan serves as a Trustee of the College Men’s Club of Westfield, which provides scholarships to promising and deserving graduates from Westfield High School in New Jersey. Ryan graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in Economics. Ryan is a CFA Charterholder.
James Clarke is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and the Global Head of Institutional Business Development. James has 23 years of asset management experience and oversees the business development and client service for Blue Owl’s institutional investors including public and corporate pensions, sovereign wealth funds, foundations and endowments, healthcare plans and large family offices globally.
Prior to joining Blue Owl, he worked for PIMCO, GoldenTree Asset Management and Landmark Partners.
Originally from Australia, James has a BA from the University of Sydney.
Scott Clifford is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Direct Lending Investment Team. In his role, he is focused on providing direct lending solutions to middle market companies and private equity sponsors.
Before joining Blue Owl, Scott was a Principal within the Credit Platform of Apollo Global Management, a leading alternative asset manager based in New York. Prior to that, he was an Investment Banking Analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in the Leveraged Finance group.
Scott received a BA in Economics from Davidson College, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude.
Michelle Colacurto is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Human Resources Team. Michelle serves as the HR Business Partner for Finance, Accounting, and Operations.
Prior to joining Blue Owl, Michelle was the Chief Administrative Officer at Atalaya Capital Management, the predecessor firm to Blue Owl’s Alternative Credit team. In her role, she was responsible for managing a variety of functions including corporate accounting, human capital, and office management. Prior to joining Atalaya, she worked at MatlinPatterson Global Advisers LLC and The Carlyle Group where she focused primarily on fund and management company accounting. Michelle began her career as an auditor with PwC.
Michelle holds a BS in Accounting from the Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics at the University of Delaware and is a New York State Certified Public Accountant.
Bryan Cole is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and the Head of Operations. Bryan Cole is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and the Head of Operations and Reporting. In his role, he oversees operations and reporting across Blue Owl, including investment operations, investor operations, valuation, internal audit, internal reporting and performance reporting. Mr. Cole is responsible for the design, implementation, and oversight of the firm’s operations platform as well as for the firm’s operations strategy, including for platform development, scalability initiatives and strategic projects that enhance the firm's global operations model. Bryan is a member of the firm's Operating and Valuation Committees. Previously, Bryan served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer for Blue Owl Credit Income Corp., Blue Owl Technology Income Corp. and Blue Owl Capital Corporation II, and the Chief Operating Officer for Blue Owl Capital Corporation III and as the Chief Accounting Officer and Co-Controller of each of Blue Owl Capital Corporation, Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp., and Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. II.
Prior to joining Blue Owl, Bryan was Assistant Controller of Business Development Corporation of America, a non-traded BDC, where he was responsible for overseeing the finance, accounting, financial reporting, operations and internal controls functions. Preceding that role, Bryan worked within the Financial Services — Alternative Investments practice of PwC where he specialized in financial reporting, fair valuation of illiquid investments and structured products, internal controls and other technical accounting matters pertaining to alternative investment advisors, hedge funds, BDCs and private equity funds.
Bryan received a BS in Accounting from Fordham University and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in New York.
Colleen Collins is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Real Estate Investment Team. Colleen serves as a member of the Blue Owl Real Estate's investment team responsible for sourcing single tenant triple net lease real estate assets.
Before joining Blue Owl, Colleen was with GE Capital for over 15 years. She helped in various leadership roles in corporate finance running commercial teams responsible for senior debt and fixed asset finance transactions. Colleen also launched a $3B industrial finance business as a captive finance business. Before that, Colleen worked at a wealth advisory firm for high-net-worth families.
She earned a BS in Finance and Economics, summa cum laude, from Georgetown University. Additionally, she received an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Business.
Chad Colombo is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Private Wealth Team. In his role, he focuses on maintaining and establishing strategic relationships with financial advisors and wealth management teams throughout New England and Upstate NY with primary concentration on wirehouse platforms. His responsibilities also include leading a regional team, focused on promoting Blue Owl's alternative strategies through the private wealth channel.
Before joining Blue Owl, Chad was a Senior Vice President at Inland Private Capital in Oak Brook, IL. Prior to that, he was a Vice President at Boston Capital, an institutional real estate business based in Boston, MA. Chad began his career at State Street Bank & Trust in Boston, MA.
Chad received his BA in Marketing with a concentration in Economics at Oswego State University and maintains his FINRA Series 7, 63 and 79 licenses.
Michael Conley is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the GP Strategic Capital Investment Team. In his role, he shares broad responsibilities across the investment team, focusing much of his time managing investor relationships and leading co-investment activities.
Before joining Blue Owl, Michael was with Partners Group where he was responsible for business development and investment origination. He started on the private equity team in Switzerland, sourcing and executing secondary investments for Partners Group in Europe. Michael began his career at Lord, Abbett & Co. within both strategy and business development.
Michael received a BS in Finance from Penn State University and an MBA from The Johnson School at Cornell University.
Sean Connor is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and the President & CEO of Global Private Wealth. In his role, Sean is at the forefront of Blue Owl’s private wealth initiatives globally and oversees fund formation and product structure innovation, capital raising, and client servicing. In addition, Sean oversees business development, marketing, and operations for Private Wealth at the firm.
Prior to joining Blue Owl, Sean served as a Managing Director of CION Investment Management. Sean was a member of CION’s Investment Committee and responsible for overseeing all aspects of CION’s business. Prior to joining CION, Sean held roles focusing on originating, underwriting, negotiating and corporate finance transactions globally. In 2020, Sean was recognized by Private Debt Investor as one of the industry’s Rising Stars, a list of 40 individuals under the age of 40 with the potential to shape the future of the private debt asset class.
Sean received a BA in Economics from Columbia University and maintains Series 7, 63 and 24 registrations.