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Doug Ostrover
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Chief Operating Officer
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Senior Managing Director
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Directory

Dan DiVietri
Principal
Dan DiVietri
Principal
Menlo Park

Dan DiVietri is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Business Services Platform. In his role, Dan is part of the Capital Strategy practice providing fundraising advisory and client development support to GP Strategic Capital Partner Managers. He is responsible for providing strategic advice and guidance to Blue Owl’s GP Stakes Partner Managers on fundraising strategies with West Coast investors. 

Before joining Blue Owl, Dan was a Principal at Aviditi Advisors, a global alternative capital raising advisory firm. Prior to that, he held positions in Evercore’s Private Funds Group and earlier, in PJT Park Hill’s Private Equity Group. Dan began his career in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs.

Dan received a BA in Economics & History with a concentration in Leadership Studies from Williams College.

Eddie Dolan
Principal
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Eddie Dolan
Eddie Dolan
Principal
New York

Eddie Dolan is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Information Technology Team. In his role, he focuses on supporting the Alternative Credit business and their technology needs.

Before joining Blue Owl, Eddie was a Senior Software Engineer at Atalaya. Prior to that, he was a Senior Software Engineer at Coatue Management, an equity hedge fund.

Eddie received his BA in Economics, magna cum laude, from Davidson College and a MA in Accounting from Vanderbilt university.

Meghan Donoghue
Principal
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Meghan Donoghue
Meghan Donoghue
Principal
New York

Meghan Donoghue is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Private Wealth Team. In her role, she focuses on supporting the growth of the firm’s real estate platform acting as a conduit between the investment team and global private wealth distribution channel. Meghan joined Blue Owl in 2021 as part of the Private Wealth Sales Team, where she was focused on supporting client relationships across Northern California and the Pacific Northwest for all Blue Owl strategies.

Before joining Blue Owl, Meghan was an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley, where she was responsible for alternative investments distribution on the west coast. Meghan began her career as a corporate bond broker at ICAP in New York.

Meghan received her BBA in Finance from the University of Notre Dame, and is a CFA charterholder.

John Dooley
Principal
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John Dooley
John Dooley
Principal
Short Hills

John Dooley is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Compliance Team. In his role, he focuses on Advisory Compliance as well as the Credit BDCs.

Before joining Blue Owl, John was a Senior Compliance Manager at Invesco, a global asset manager. Prior to that, he was an Assistant Vice President at OppenheimerFunds supporting the firm’s exchange traded funds and before that he was a Director of Compliance at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. John began his career as a Compliance Associate at Prudential Financial in the Fixed Income Compliance group.

John received his BA in History and Philosophy from Boston College.

Neel Doppalapudi
Principal
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Neel Doppalapudi
Neel Doppalapudi
Principal
New York

Neel Doppalapudi is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. In his role, he is focused on developing data strategies, infrastructure, and tools to support performance reporting and analytics.

Prior to joining Blue Owl, Neel was the Director of Analytics at CRV, a leading venture capital firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Neel began his career at Frank, Rimerman + Co working with asset managers and startups on valuation and consulting engagements.

Neel received a BS in Accounting with minors in Information Sciences Applied to Finance and Supply Chain Information Systems from Penn State University.

Nicole Drapkin
Managing Director
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Nicole Drapkin
Nicole Drapkin
Managing Director
New York

Nicole Drapkin is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Direct Lending Investment Team. In her role, she serves as co-head of Opportunistic Credit and shares responsibility for the Blue Owl Opportunistic Lending Fund.

Previously, Nicole served as a member of Owl Rock Capital Advisors’ Originations team. Prior to joining Blue Owl, Nicole was a Principal in the Principal Credit Investments Group at the CPP Investment Board, where she focused on sourcing and evaluating credit investments across the gaming, consumer retail, software and healthcare sectors. Prior to that, Nicole was a Vice President in the Leveraged Finance Group at Goldman Sachs & Co. in New York.

Nicole currently serves on the board of directors of the Marlene Meyerson JCC of Manhattan. Nicole received a BA, with Honors, from Princeton University.

Patrick Dwyer
Principal
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Patrick Dwyer
Patrick Dwyer
Principal
Short Hills

Patrick Dwyer is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Finance, Accounting & Operations Team. In his role, he is focused on finance and operations for the GP Strategic Capital division of Blue Owl.

Before joining Blue Owl, Patrick was a Director at GF Capital Management, a growth equity and real estate fund based in New York. Prior to that, he was a Finance Manager at the Kohlberg, Kravis and Roberts & Co. Patrick began his career as an accountant at McGladrey & Pullen.

Patrick received his MBA with a concentration in Finance from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

John Dyment
Global Head of Business Services Platform
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John Dyment
John Dyment
Global Head of Business Services Platform
New York

John Dyment is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and the Global Head of Business Services Platform. In his role, he is responsible for overseeing all of the team's Advisory and Capital Strategy practices and engagement activities with all Partner Managers of the GP Strategic Capital Group.

Before joining Blue Owl, John was a General Partner of Lutetium Capital, a high yield hedge fund and credit asset manager. Prior to that, he spent his career in various leadership roles in asset management firms and investment banks serving as President, COO for Shumway Capital, and Head of Hedge Fund Distribution for UBS and Head of Prime Brokerage Capital Introduction at Goldman Sachs, and Deutsche Bank.

John received a BS in Finance at the University of Colorado and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Christopher Eby
Head of Strategy and Corporate Development
Christopher Eby
Head of Strategy and Corporate Development
New York

Christopher Eby is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and the Head of Strategy and Corporate Development. In his role, Chris focuses on supporting the firm’s strategic initiatives including organic and inorganic growth opportunities.

Before joining Blue Owl, Chris was a Managing Director and Co-Head of Asset Management Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director at Credit Suisse where he led the Asset Management Investment Banking team and was the Co-Head of Specialty Finance Investment Banking.  Chris began his career in the Investment Banking division of FBR, a boutique investment bank in Washington, DC.

Chris received his BS in Electrical Engineering from Lehigh University.

Heba Elayan
Principal
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Heba Elayan
Heba Elayan
Principal
Chicago

Heba Elayan is a Principal at Blue Owl and member of the Real Estate Investment Team. In her role, she is focused on asset management and acquisitions.

Before joining Blue Owl, Heba was a Senior Vice President at a global real estate investment management company. Prior to that, Heba was as an associate at an international law firm headquartered in Chicago.

Heba received a JD, summa cum laude, and Masters in Urban Planning from the University of Illinois and a BA from Northwestern University. She is also a graduate of the Arabic Language Institute at the American University in Cairo.