Our Team

Alexis Maged is a Managing Director of Owl Rock Capital Partners, serves as the Head of Underwriting and Portfolio Management for Owl Rock Capital Advisors, and is a member of the Advisors’ Investment Committee. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2016, Mr. Maged was Chief Financial Officer of Barkbox, Inc., a New York‐based provider of pet‐themed products and technology, from 2014 to 2015. Prior to that, Mr. Maged was a Managing Director with Goldman Sachs & Co. from 2007 until 2014. At Goldman Sachs & Co., Mr. Maged held several leadership positions, including Chief Operating Officer of the investment bank’s Global Credit Finance businesses, Co‐Chair of the Credit Markets Capital Committee and a member of the Firmwide Capital Committee. Prior to assuming that role in 2011, Mr. Maged served as Chief Underwriting Officer for the Americas and oversaw the U.S. Bank Debt Portfolio Group and US Loan Negotiation Group. From mid‐2007 to the end of 2008, Mr. Maged was Head of Bridge Finance Capital Markets in the Americas Financing Group’s Leveraged Finance Group, where he coordinated the firm’s High Yield Bridge Lending and Syndication business. Prior to joining Goldman, Sachs & Co, Mr. Maged was Head of the Bridge Finance Group at Credit Suisse and also worked in the Loan Capital Markets Group at Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette. Upon DLJ’s merger with Credit Suisse in 2000, Mr. Maged joined Credit Suisse’s Syndicated Loan Group and, in 2003, founded its Bridge Finance Group. Earlier in his career, Mr. Maged was a member of the West Coast Sponsor Coverage Group at Citigroup and the Derivatives Group at Republic National Bank, as well as a founding member of the Loan Syndication Group at Swiss Bank Corporation. Mr. Maged received a B.A. from Vassar College and an M.B.A. from New York University Stern School of Business.

Erik Bissonnette is a Managing Director of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2018, Mr. Bissonnette was a Managing Director and Head of Technology Leveraged Finance at Capital Source from 2009 to 2017. Preceding Capital Source, Mr. Bissonnette was an Associate at ABS Capital Partners from 2007 to 2009. Prior to that, Mr. Bissonnette was an Associate at Wachovia Securities for four years, and Analyst at Banc of America Securities from 2001 to 2003. Mr. Bissonnette received a B.A. in Economics with a double major in English from Wake Forest University.

James Clarke is a Managing Director of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2017, Mr. Clarke was a Director at Landmark Partners from 2015 to 2017. Mr. Clarke has worked in business development and investor relations since 1999, and has worked at Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO), Paulson & Co., and GoldenTree Asset Management. Prior to that, Mr. Clarke was a finance journalist in Sydney, Australia. Mr. Clarke received a B.A. in Modern History with a double major in Social Anthropology from the University of Sydney.

Sean Connor is a Managing Director of Owl Rock Capital Partners and Owl Rock Capital Securities LLC, and a member of the Investor Relations and Business Development team. Prior to joining Owl Rock, Mr. Connor served as a Managing Director of CION Investment Management, the adviser to CION Investment Corporation (CION), a non-traded business development company that is sub-advised by Apollo Investment Management, from 2012 through 2015. Mr. Connor was a member of CION’s Investment Committee and responsible for overseeing all aspects of CION’s business, which successfully launched and grew to approximately $1.5 billion of AUM during his tenure. Prior to joining CION, Mr. Connor held roles of increasing responsibility at ICON Investments, from 2005 through 2012, focusing on originating, underwriting, negotiating and corporate finance transactions globally. Mr. Connor received a B.A. in Economics from Columbia University. Mr. Connor maintains Series 7 and 66 registrations.

Jerry DeVito is a Managing Director of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2018, Mr. DeVito provided investment banking advisory services to clients in the structured credit markets through an affiliation with Gallatin Capital LLC. Preceding that, Mr. DeVito was a Managing Director at GSO Capital Partners (“GSO”), Blackstone’s alternative credit platform, which Mr. DeVito joined in 2008. While at GSO, Mr. DeVito was involved in the structuring of various fund leverage facilities, asset manager acquisitions, risk management and other structured credit activities. Prior to GSO, Mr. Devito was a Managing Director and Co-Head of the collateralized loan obligations and related collateralized product businesses at Credit Suisse, where he was responsible for transaction origination and structuring. Mr. DeVito joined Credit Suisse in 2000 when Credit Suisse acquired Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (“DLJ”), which he joined in 1990. At DLJ, Mr. DeVito held various positions in investment banking and high yield capital markets, most recently as Managing Director in the Leveraged Finance Group and Co-Head of high yield structured finance, and was involved in the structuring and placement of numerous structured credit and asset backed securities transactions. Mr. DeVito received a B.A. in Economics and a B.S. in Engineering from Cornell University. Mr. DeVito maintains Series 7, 79, 24 and 63 registrations.

Nicole Drapkin is a Managing Director of Owl Rock Capital Partners and serves as a member of Owl Rock Capital Advisors’ Originations team. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2016, Ms. Drapkin was a Principal in the Principal Credit Investments Group at the CPP Investment Board from 2013 to 2015, where she focused on sourcing and evaluating credit investments across the gaming, consumer retail, software and healthcare sectors. Prior to that, Ms. Drapkin was a Vice President in the Leveraged Finance Group at Goldman Sachs & Co. in New York from 2006 to 2013. Ms. Drapkin received a B.A., with Honors, from Princeton University.

Karen Hager is a Managing Director and serves as the Chief Compliance Officer of Owl Rock Capital Advisors LLC, Owl Rock Capital Corporation and Owl Rock Capital Corporation II. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2018, Ms. Hager was Chief Compliance Officer at Abbott Capital Management. Previous to Abbott, Ms. Hager worked as Director of Global Compliance and Chief Compliance Officer at The Permal Group, and as Director of Compliance at Dominick & Dominick Advisors LLC. Prior to joining Dominick & Dominick Advisors LLC, Ms. Hager was a Senior Securities Compliance Examiner/Staff Accountant at the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Ms. Hager received a B.S. in Accounting from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York.

Patrick Linnemann is a Managing Director of Owl Rock Capital Partners and serves as Head of Capital Markets for Owl Rock Capital Advisors. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2016, Mr. Linnemann was a Vice President at Angel Island Capital, the credit investment platform of Golden Gate Capital, from 2015 to 2016, where he focused on sourcing and evaluating credit investments. Prior to that, Mr. Linnemann was a Vice President in the Leverage Finance Capital Markets Group at Goldman Sachs & Co. in New York from 2006 to 2015. Mr. Linnemann received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Arthur Martini is a Managing Director of Owl Rock Capital Partners and serves as a member of Owl Rock Capital Advisors’ Originations team. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2016, Mr. Martini was a Managing Director and U.S. Head of Financial Sponsors in the Opportunistic Credit group at Apollo Global Management (“Apollo”) focusing on sourcing, structuring, and building middle market sponsor finance business at Apollo. Prior to joining Apollo in 2013, Mr. Martini was a Director with Barclays Private Credit Partners (“BPCP”) responsible for origination, structuring, and overseeing execution and portfolio management. Before joining BPCP in 2008, Mr. Martini was an Associate Director with Barclays Capital in the US Leveraged Finance Group, where he was responsible for execution of LBOs and High Yield Offerings. Prior to joining Barclays Capital in 2007, Mr. Martini was a Vice President at Cerberus Capital Management LP (Ableco Finance LLC) where he was responsible for executing, structuring and managing a portfolio of middle market leveraged loans in a variety of industries. Prior to joining Cerberus in 2002, Mr. Martini spent three years in the Investment Banking Division at JP Morgan Chase & Co. covering the TMT sector. Prior to that, Mr. Martini spent two years as an Analyst in the Special Loan Group at Chase Manhattan Bank. Mr. Martini received his B.S. in Finance and International Business from New York University Stern School of Business.

Natalie Oelkers is a Managing Director of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2017, Ms. Oelkers was a Managing Director in Investors Relations at Paulson & Co. Inc. in New York from 2009 to 2017. Previously, from 2005 to 2009, Ms. Oelkers was a Director of Marketing at GoldenTree Asset Management in both New York and London. From 2003 to 2005, Ms. Oelkers started her career at Citigroup Alternative Investments in 2003, where she was a Vice President of Marketing and Client Services for the Funds of Hedge Funds team. Ms. Oelkers received a B.A. in Economics from Duke University. Ms. Oelkers maintains Series 7 and 31 registrations.

Lukas Spiss is a Managing Director of Owl Rock Capital Partners and serves as a member of Owl Rock Capital Advisors’ Originations team. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2016, Mr. Spiss was a Senior Vice President at Partners Group from 2007 to 2016, where he focused on sourcing and evaluating credit investments across industries. From 2015 to 2016 Mr. Spiss also served as a voting member of Partners Group’s Private Debt Investment Committee. Prior to that, in 2006, Mr. Spiss was an Analyst at Lehman Brothers’ Investment Banking Division. Mr. Spiss received a Doctorate in Banking and Corporate Finance from the University of St. Gallen (HSG) and an M.A. (Hons) in International Business from the University of Edinburgh.

Scott Turco is a Managing Director of Owl Rock Capital Partners and serves as a member of Owl Rock Capital Advisors’ Originations Team. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2018, Mr. Turco was Head of Sourcing at GSAM Private Credit Group, from 2013 to 2018, where he focused on sourcing, structuring, and executing privately negotiated debt financings. Mr. Turco was also a voting member of the Private Credit Group’s Investment Committee, which was responsible for evaluating and approving all investments across their various investment vehicles, including Goldman Sachs, BDC, Inc. (NYSE: GSBD), GS PMMC, and GS MMLC. Previous to joining GSAM in 2013, Mr. Turco was a Director at THL Credit, Inc.,from 2008 to 2013, where he was Head of Sourcing, and focused on sourcing, structuring, and underwriting investments across the capital structure of middle-market public and private companies.Prior to THL Credit, Inc., Mr. Turco was an Analyst at Gabelli Asset Management, and an Associate at Bear Stearns. Mr. Turco was previously on the Board of Directors at CB-HDT Holdings, Inc., and served as Board Observer at Yasso, Inc.; Mervin Manufacturing, Inc.; Pro-Pet, LLC; and Associations, Inc. Mr. Turco received a A.B. from Harvard College, an M.B.A. from The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. Mr. Turco also played professional hockey for the Milano Vipers and SG Cortina in Italy.

Timothy Walsh is a Managing Director of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2016, Mr. Walsh was President and Chief Operating Officer at Gaw Capital Partners U.S. from 2013 to 2015. Preceding Gaw, from 2010 through 2013, Mr. Walsh served as Chief Investment Officer for the $75 billion State of New Jersey Pension Fund, one of the largest internally managed public pension funds in the U.S. Earlier in his career, Mr. Walsh was the Chief Investment Officer of the $8 billion Indiana State Teachers’ Retirement Fund. Mr. Walsh received a B.S. in Business Management from Merrimack College and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Bryan Cole is a Principal of Owl Rock Capital Partners and serves as the Controller of Owl Rock Capital Corporation and Owl Rock Capital Corporation II. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2016, Mr. Cole was Assistant Controller of Business Development Corporation of America, a non-traded business development company, where he was responsible for overseeing the finance, accounting, financial reporting, operations and internal controls functions. Preceding that role, Mr. Cole 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, business development companies and private equity funds. Mr. Cole received a B.S. in Accounting from Fordham University and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in New York.

Debra Draudt is a Principal and serves as the Chief Marketing Officer for Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to her role at Owl Rock, Ms. Draudt served in various roles at BlackRock, most recently as the Head of U.S. Wealth Advisory Thought Leadership Marketing. Previously, Ms. Draudt managed the U.S. Wealth Advisory Equity and Fixed Income Product Marketing team at BlackRock. Ms. Draudt joined BlackRock from Equinox Fund Management, LLC, where she was Head of Marketing and Distribution Services. Prior to Equinox, Ms. Draudt was a Vice President of Strategic Marketing Communications at Goldman Sachs Asset Management and a Director of Financial and Retirement Services at CIBC Oppenheimer. Ms. Draudt also served as an Investor Relations Account Executive at Georgeson & Co. and an analyst at Janssen/Meyers Associates, LP Investment Bankers. Ms. Draudt received a B.A. in English from Villanova University and holds a Certified Investment Analyst Designation (CIMA®) from the Investment Management Consultants Association and The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Draudt maintains Series 7, 24 and 63 registrations.

Catlin Erwin is a Principal of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2016, Ms. Erwin was a Vice President at TPG Special Situations Partners. Ms. Erwin began her career in the financial institutions investment banking group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Ms. Erwin received her B.A. in Political Science from New York University.

Aaron Fleming is a Principal of Owl Rock Capital Partners and National Accounts Manager of Owl Rock Securities. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2017, Mr. Fleming served as a Director and Product Strategist at NorthStar Asset Management Group Inc. where he was responsible for product strategy in the Firm’s alternative distribution channel and had broad responsibility for business development, product management and due diligence of alternative investment programs. Mr. Fleming received a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and an M.B.A. with an emphasis in Finance from the University of Colorado at Denver. Mr. Fleming is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Charter holder. Mr. Fleming also maintains Series 7, 24 and 66 registrations.

Michael Grande is a Principal of Owl Rock Capital Partners, and serves as the Chief Technology Officer of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in late 2015, Mr. Grande was the Chief Information Security Officer and Senior Vice President of Information Technology for EnTrust Capital. EnTrust Capital is a Fund of Fund and managed over $12billion AUM. Mr. Grande was responsible for managing all aspects related to technology and cybersecurity firm‐wide, which spanned three continents. In 2015, Mr. Grande passed his Certified Ethical Hacker exam, specializing in cybersecurity, and was promoted to Chief Information Security Officer for EnTrust Capital. Prior to EnTrust Capital, Mr. Grande spent 15 years as the Senior Vice President of Information Technology for Natsource LLC. Natsource LLC was the leading provider of asset management services in the global emissions and renewable energy markets. Mr. Grande received his B.A. in Political Science with a double major in Education, from The College of Staten Island, The City University of New York.

Derek Liu is a Principal of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2017, Mr. Liu was a Principal at Apollo Global Management, in the Direct Originations Group from 2014 to 2017, where he was responsible for underwriting, executing and structuring middle market credit transactions. Preceding Apollo, from 2008 to 2013, Mr. Liu was a Director at Barclays Private Credit, where he was responsible for the execution of middle market credit transactions. Earlier in his career, Mr. Liu was an Associate at Barclays Capital in U.S. Leveraged Finance from 2006 to 2008, and an Analyst at Citigroup in U .S. Leveraged Credit and Portfolio group from 2005 to 2006. Mr. Liu graduated Cum Laude from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and received a B.S. in Economics with a dual concentration in Finance and Information Systems.

Lisa Longobardo Love is a Principal of Owl Rock Capital Partners, and serves as Controller of Owl Rock Capital Partners LP and its subsidiaries. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2016, Ms. Love was Assistant Controller at Moore Capital Management, LP. At Moore, Ms. Love oversaw the firm’s management reporting and budgeting process, as well as regulatory filings and statutory audits of various subsidiaries. Prior to Moore, Ms. Love was a Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers within the Financial Services – Banking and Capital Markets practice in New York City, where she oversaw audit and consulting engagements. Ms. Love earned a B.S. in Accounting from Siena College and is a Certified Public Accountant in New York.

Mark Marino is a Principal of Owl Rock Capital Partners and serves as a member of Owl Rock Capital Advisors’ Originations team. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2017, Mr. Marino was a Principal at CPP Investment Board, from 2016 to 2017 in the Principal Credit Investments Group. Preceding CPP, Mr. Marino was a Vice President in the Leveraged Finance Group at Goldman Sachs & Co. in New York from 2007 to 2016. Mr. Marino was an Associate at Salix Ventures from 2003 to 2005, and an Analyst at Jefferies & Company, Inc. from 2000 to 2003. Mr. Marino received a B.A. in Economics from Vanderbilt University, and an M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

Matt Tier is a Principal of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2016, Mr. Tier spent nearly five years at Fifth Street Asset Management, most recently as Vice President, where he served as a senior credit underwriter and was responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting and managing middle-market sponsor transactions across a variety of industries. Prior to that, Mr. Tier began his career in the U.S. Corporate Banking group at Wells Fargo in New York, where Mr. Tier underwrote syndicated loans to support investment-grade, Fortune 1000 companies and managed a portfolio of 15 existing borrowers. Mr. Tier earned his B.A. in Economics with a minor in History at New York University.

Jeff Walwyn is a Principal of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2017, Mr. Walwyn was a Managing Director at Guggenheim Partners, from 2015 to 2017, where he focused on evaluating credit investments. Prior to that, Mr. Walwyn was a Principal at Apollo Global Management in the Credit Group in New York from 2011 to 2014. Prior to those roles, he held positions in credit underwriting at Gulf Stream Asset Management and in Investment Banking at JPMorgan. Mr. Walwyn received a B.A. in Applied Economics and Management, Summa Cum Laude, from Cornell University and an M.B.A. with honors from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. Mr. Walwyn is a CFA® charterholder.

Patrick Willis is a Principal of Owl Rock Capital Partners and a member of the National Accounts team at Owl Rock Securities. Prior to joining Owl Rock, Mr. Willis served in various fund management and distribution roles at CNL Financial Group, most recently as Vice President of Key Accounts, building and managing relationships with some of the industry’s largest independent broker/dealers. Prior to joining CNL, Mr. Willis was Director of Finance for Core Realty, Inc., a real estate investment firm located in Philadelphia. Mr. Willis received a B.A. in English and Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania, Magna Cum Laude, with Distinction in Philosophy, and a Certificate in Finance and Accounting from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Willis maintains Series 7 and 66 registrations.

Rob Babcock is a Vice President of Owl Rock Capital Partners and a Regional Sales Director of Owl Rock Securities, covering the Great Plains Region. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2017, Mr. Babcock was a Senior Regional Vice President at NorthStar Securities. Preceding NorthStar, Mr. Babcock was an Executive Vice President at Independence Realty Securities, a First Vice President at Inland Securities Corp, an External Wholesaler at AEI Fund Management from, and a Financial Advisor and Regional Sales Consultant at American Express Financial Advisors. Mr. Babcock earned his B.A. in International Management and Japanese Studies, Cum Laude, at Gustavus Adolphus College. Mr. Babcock maintains Series 7, 24, 63 and 79 registrations.

Chad Colombo is a Vice President of Owl Rock Capital Partners and a Regional Sales Director of Owl Rock Securities, covering the Northeast Region. Before joining Owl Rock in 2017, Mr. Colombo was a Senior Vice President of Inland Securities Corporation, a leading real estate investment management firm specializing in Real Estate Investment Trusts and 1031 Exchanges. Prior to working at Inland, Mr. Colombo was a Vice President with Boston Capital, a real estate investment and advisory firm specializing in equity investments in affordable multifamily housing and market rate apartment communities. Mr. Colombo has also been an instructor with CPA Academy, a leading source for CPA education, speaking on topics such as cost segregation and tax deferred real estate exchanges. Mr. Colombo received a B.S. in Marketing (with a concentration in Economics) from Oswego State University and attended LeMoyne College prior to graduating from Oswego. Mr. Colombo maintains Series 7 & 63 registrations.

Matthew Davis is an Vice President of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2016, Mr. Davis was an Associate in Goldman Sachs Fund Controller Group, supporting the Goldman Sachs BDC. Preceding Goldman Sachs Fund, Mr. Davis was a Senior Associate at Ernst & Young, in the Real Estate Audit Practice. Mr. Davis received a B.S. in Accounting from The College of New Jersey and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in New York.

Andrew Kim is a Vice President of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2016, Mr. Kim was a Senior Associate at The Carlyle Group, where he was responsible for underwriting, documenting and managing middle-market sponsor credit investments. From 2012 to 2015, Mr. Kim was an Associate in the Mezzanine Finance Group at Oaktree Capital Management in New York. Prior to that, Mr. Kim held positions in the Leveraged Finance Group at Goldman, Sachs & Co. and the Consumer & Retail Group at Jefferies & Company. Mr. Kim received a B.Sc in Commerce (concentrations in Finance and Accounting) with a double major in Economics from the University of Virginia.

John McAneny is a Vice President of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2016, Mr. McAneny was an Associate in the Financial Sponsors Group at Credit Suisse. From 2007 to 2011, he served as an Officer in the United States Navy. Mr. McAneny received a B.S. in Psychology from Duke University and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Matt Merrill is a Vice President of Owl Rock Capital Partners and a Regional Sales Director of Owl Rock Securities, covering the South Region. Mr. Merrill has worked with investments and alternative investment funds since 1999. Prior to joining Owl Rock, Mr. Merrill held roles of Regional Vice President at Guggenheim Investments in 2016, Regional Vice President with Cion Securities, Managing Director and Founder of Merrill Interests, a real estate operating and management company, and Regional Vice President at Wells Capital. Mr. Merrill earned a B.B.A. from the University of Georgia, and an M.B.A. from Georgia State University in Atlanta with a focus in Finance and Real Estate. Mr. Merrill maintains Series 7 and 63 registrations.

Treavor Mosbaugh is a Vice President of Owl Rock Capital Partners and a Regional Sales Director of Owl Rock Securities, covering the Southern California Region. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2017, Mr. Mosbaugh was a Divisional Sales Manager at NorthStar Securities, LLC where he led the external wholesaling teams, developed business plans and implemented the retail distribution strategy. Prior to his role as Divisional Sales Manager, Mr. Mosbaugh was the Senior Regional Vice President for the Chicagoland territory. Prior to NorthStar, Mr. Mosbaugh was a Regional Sales Director and Director of Business Development at Welton Street Investments where he played a critical role in the creation of the broker/dealer. PriorPreceding Welton Street Investments, Mr. Mosbaugh was a Financial Advisor at Edward Jones Investments. Mr. Mosbaugh received a B.S. in Finance from University of Northern Colorado. Mr. Mosbaugh maintains Series 7, 24 and 63 registrations.

Lindsey Neering is a Vice President of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock Capital Partners in 2017, Ms. Neering held various roles at Prudential Financial in accounting and finanicial reporting for the asset management business. Most recently, Ms. Neering was a Manager, Financial Reporting at Prudential Financial. Ms. Neering received a B.S. in Accounting from Seton Hall University, and is a Certified Public Accountant in New Jersey.

Craig Nelson is a Vice President of Owl Rock Capital Partners and a Regional Sales Director of Owl Rock Securities, covering the Texas Region. Mr. Nelson has a background in tax accounting and financial planning and has been working in the financial securities industry for over 15 years. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2017, Mr. Nelson was a Regional Vice President at Northstar Securities, where he consulted and supported advisors across the South-Central Region for Real Estate Investment Trusts. Before Northstar, Mr. Nelson was a Regional Vice President for Provasi Capital Partners, where he spearheaded sales efforts for variety of alternative investments, including non-trade offerings, mutual funds and 1031 exchanges. Preceding Provasi, Mr. Nelson worked in Investment Banking for MSG, Inc and in Financial Planning with Wells Fargo Advisors. Mr. Nelson earned a B.S. in Accounting and Finance from University of Colorado at Boulder. Mr. Nelson maintains Series 7 & 63 registrations.

Darragh O’Flaherty is a Vice President of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2017, Mr. O’Flaherty was an Associate at Guggenheim Partners from 2014 to 2017, where he specialized in debt financing to the Technology sector. Previously, from 2012 to 2014, Mr. O’Flaherty worked as an Analyst in the Leveraged Finance Group at Allied Irish Banks in New York. Mr. O’Flaherty received an M.Sc. in Finance from the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business in Ireland, where he was selected for a scholarship to complete an International Business Programme at the University of International Business & Economics in Beijing. Mr. O’Flaherty also received an M.B.S. in Corporate Strategy and a B.Sc. in Business Information Systems from the National University of Ireland.

Mark Powers is a Vice President of Owl Rock Capital Partners and the Chief Compliance Officer of Owl Rock Securities. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2016, Mr. Powers served as the Director of Compliance for Carey Financial, LLC, the dealer manager for alternative investment products advised by W. P. Carey Inc. Preceding Mr. Powers’ role as Director of Compliance, he served as the Senior Compliance Officer at Carey Financial. Before joining Carey Financial, Mr. Powers spent seven years as a financial services industry regulator. Mr. Powers began his career as an Investigator at New York Stock Exchange Regulation Inc. in the Division of Enforcement, and ultimately became a Senior Investigator within the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)’s Office of Fraud Detection and Market Intelligence. Mr. Powers earned a B.A. from Boston College. Mr. Powers is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and a Certified Regulatory and Compliance Professional (CRCP), and maintains Series 7, 24, 63 and 99 registrations.

Stephanie Shuler is a Vice President of Owl Rock Capital Partners and a Regional Sales Director of Owl Rock Securities, covering the Northern California/PacWest Regions. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2017, Ms. Shuler worked for Neuberger Berman. Ms. Shuler has 15 years of industry experience, including working for Prudential Investments, Ameriprise Financial, John Hancock and Janus. Ms. Shuler earned her B.A in Spanish with a concentration in English from the University of Michigan. Ms. Shuler maintains Series 7 and 66 registrations.

Matthew Swatt is an Vice President of Owl Rock Capital Partners and Senior Accountant of Owl Rock Capital Corporation and Owl Rock Capital Corporation II. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2016, Mr. Swatt spent three years as a Senior Associate at Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, where he served as an Assistant Controller in the Private Commingled Fund Accounting Group and was responsible for the accounting and reporting of various Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds and CLOs. Prior to that, Mr. Swatt began his career 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 and business development companies. Mr. Swatt earned his B.S. in Accounting from the University of Maryland and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in New York.

Amy Tran-Balbin is a Vice President of Owl Rock Capital Partners and an Internal Wholesaler & Sales Desk Manager of Owl Rock Securities, covering the South and Midwest Regions. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2017, Ms. Tran spent nearly a decade at W.P. Carey, holding multiple roles including Sales Desk Manager and Internal Wholesaler. Ms. Tran received her B.A. in Economics from Rutgers University, and an M.B.A. from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Ms. Tran maintains Series 7, 24 and 66 registrations.

Ben Volok is a Vice President of Owl Rock Capital Partners and a Regional Sales Director of Owl Rock Securities, covering the Four Corners Region. In his prior 16 years of industry experience, Mr. Volok worked for Guggenheim Investments, CION Securities, Sun Life Financial and The Hartford. Mr. Volok graduated with Honors from the University of Pittsburgh, where he acquired a B.S.B.A., majoring in Finance. Mr. Volok maintains Series 7, 6, and 63 Registrations, and Life & Health Licenses.

Shari Withem is a Vice President of Owl Rock Capital Partners and serves as the Assistant Controller of Owl Rock Capital Corporation and Owl Rock Capital Corporation II. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2018, Ms. Withem was a Vice President at TPG Sixth Street Partners. Ms. Withem began her career in the Audit and Assurance practice at Deloitte. Ms. Withem received a B.B.A. from James Madison University, Magna Cum Laude, with a major in Accounting. She is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Virginia.

Ted Yeo is a Vice President of Owl Rock Capital Partners and a Regional Sales Director of Owl Rock Securities covering the Midwest Region. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2017, Mr. Yeo was a wholesaler for Colony NorthStar Securities and before Colony, Resource Real Estate. Mr. Yeo has 14 years of experience in the financial industry, including working for Griffin Capital, Hartford Financial Group and Van Kampen Funds. Mr. Yeo earned a B.S. in Finance from the Richard T. Farmer School of Business at Miami University. Mr. Yeo maintains Series 7 and 66 registrations and Life & Health licenses.

Luna Xie is a Vice President of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2016, Ms. Xie was Manager of Corporate Development and Financial Planning at aden & anais, Inc, a Brooklyn based premium baby and toddler consumer products company. Prior to that, Ms. Xie spent four years at Fifth Street Asset Management, most recently as Senior Associate, where she served as a credit underwriter on the Investment Team covering transactions across a diversified range of industries. Ms. Xie began her career in the U.S. Corporate Banking Group at Wells Fargo in New York, where she underwrote syndicated loans to support investment and non-investment grade Fortune 1000 companies. Ms. Xie earned her B.S. in Finance and International Business at New York University Stern School of Business.

Adam Casella is a Senior Associate of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2017, Mr. Casella was an Associate at GSO Capital Partners from 2012 to 2015. Preceding that, Mr. Casella was an Analyst at Barclays in the Power & Utilities Group of their Investment Banking Division. Mr. Casella received his B.S., Magna Cum Laude, with a Major in Finance and a Minor in History from Georgetown University, and an M.B.A. with high Distinction, from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, where Mr. Casella graduated as an Edward Tuck Scholar.

Alex Santos is an Senior Associate of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2016, Mr. Santos was an Associate at Arlon Capital Partners, where he was responsible for identifying, evaluating, executing and managing private equity investments in the Food & Beverage and Agriculture sectors. Mr. Santos began his career in the Global Technology, Media and Telecom Group at Citigroup in New York, where he focused on Mergers and Acquisitions as well as providing debt and equity financings to Media and Telecom companies. Mr. Santos earned his B.S. in Finance with a double major in Statistics at Rutgers University.

John Armao is an Associate of Owl Rock Capital Partners and an Internal Wholesaler of Owl Rock Securities, covering the Midwest region. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2018, Mr. Armao was a Financial Advisor and Associate at Morgan Stanley. Mr. Armao received a BBA in Finance at Loyola University Maryland, and maintains Series 7, 63 and 66 registrations.

Joe Benus is an Associate of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock, Mr. Benus was an Analyst in the Leveraged Finance Group at Jefferies in New York. Mr. Benus received a B.S. in Finance with a double major in Economics from Pennsylvania State University.

Nathan Bram is an Associate of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2016, Mr. Bram was an Analyst at Credit Suisse in the Global Industrials Group, where he covered Diversified Industrial and Aerospace & Defense companies. Mr. Bram received a B.A. in Financial Economics with a concentration in U.S. History from Columbia University.

Sean Cahill is an Associate of Owl Rock Capital Partners and an Internal Wholesaler of Owl Rock Securities, covering the Four Corners and Texas Regions. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2017, Mr. Cahill was an Internal Wholesaler at Legg Mason, and previously was a Sales Service Associate. Before Legg Mason, Mr. Cahill was an Account Manager at Webb Mason Marketing, and worked in the Loyola Blakefield Alumni Service Corps. Mr. Cahill received a B.A. in the Philosophy, Politics and the Public Honors Program at Xavier University. Mr. Cahill maintains Series 7 and 63 registrations.

Kevin Cox is an Associate of Owl Rock Capital Partners and an Internal Wholesaler of Owl Rock Securities, covering the South and Great Plains Regions. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2017, Mr. Cox was an Internal Wholesaler at Bluerock. Earlier in his career, Mr. Cox held positions as an External Wholesaler at W.P. Carey, Associate Financial Advisor at Lincoln Financial, and Internal Wholesaler at W.P. Carey, and Lord Abbett. Mr. Cox received his B.A. in Economics from Union College, and maintains Series 7 and 66 Registrations.

Timothy Gaven is an Associate of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2017, Mr. Gaven held key roles at the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) from 2011 to 2017. Most recently, Mr. Gaven was a Product Manager for the Alternative Investment Product (AIP), a service that standardizes the way the alternative investment industry communicates. Preceding that, Mr. Gaven was an Operational Risk Manager from 2011 to 2013. Prior to his time at DTCC, Mr. Gaven was a Project Analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch from 2010 to 2011. Mr. Gaven received a B.A. in Political Science, with minors in Economics and International Business, from Ramapo College of New Jersey.

Benjamin Gertner is an Associate of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2017, Mr. Gertner was an Associate in the Hedge Fund Investment Banking Group at Credit Suisse, where he advised hedge funds, holding companies, and alternative asset managers on M&A in addition to debt and equity financings across a number of verticals. Prior to that, he was an analyst in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Credit Suisse. Mr. Gertner received a B.A. in Quantitative Economics from Tufts University, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Shannon Goldrick is an Associate of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2016, Ms. Goldrick was an Associate in the Technology Engineering and Operations Group at Bridgewater Associates. Ms. Goldrick began her career as an Accountant at PepsiCo to 2011 and subsequently joined Par Pharmaceutical, a global specialty pharmaceutical firm, as Accountant. Ms. Goldrick received a B.S. in Accounting and Finance from Fordham University.

Mike Iosebashvili is an Associate of Owl Rock Capital Partners and an Internal Wholesaler of Owl Rock Securities, covering the Northern California / PacWest Region. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2017, Mr. Iosebashvili was an Internal Wholesaler for W.P. Carey. Preceding that, Mr. Iosebashvili was a Client Service Analyst at Neuberger Berman. Mr. Iosebashvili received his B.S. in Finance with a Minor in Economics from the University of Harford. Mr. Iosebashvili maintains Series 6, 7 and 63 registrations.

Daniel Kowal is an Associate of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2017, Mr. Kowal was a Senior Associate at Deloitte & Touche in the investment management practice with a focus on Private Equity. Mr. Kowal received a B.S. from the University of Scranton with a double major in Accounting and Finance and a minor in Economics.

Kendall Kyritz is an Associate of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2017, Ms. Kyritz was an Analyst at Guggenheim Partners, covering Building Products, Paper & Packaging, and Aerospace & Defense. Ms. Kyritz received a B.A. in Economics with a double major in Art History from Bowdoin College.

Victor Lopez Jr. is an Associate of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2016, Mr. Lopez was an Associate at Proskauer Rose LLP. Mr. Lopez received a J.D. from Cornell Law School and a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of California Santa Cruz.

Ashley Lorenzetti is an Associate of Owl Rock Capital Partners and an Internal Wholesaler of Owl Rock Securities, covering the South Region. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2018, Ms. Lorenzetti was a Financial Advisor at Edward Jones. Preceding that, Ms. Lorenzetti held several roles at PGIM Investments, starting as an Internal Wholesaler, moving to Vice President Regional Sales Coordinator. Earlier in her career, Ms. Lorenzetti was a Financial Services Representative MetLife. Ms. Lorenzetti received a B.A. in Actuarial Science from the University of Connecticut, and maintains Series 7 and 63 registrations.

William Martin is an Associate of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2017, Mr. Martin was a Vice President at Dynasty Financial Partners supporting the Investment and Platform operations from 2014 to 2017. Preceding Dynasty Financial Partners, from 2011 to 2014, Mr. Martin was the Operations Manager at W. P. Carey Inc. Mr. Martin received a B.S. from Marist College with a major in Business Administration and a concentration in Finance.

Leslie A. Oakerson is an Associate of Owl Rock Capital Partners and an Internal Wholesaler of Owl Rock Securities, covering the Northeast Regions. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2017, Ms. Oakerson was a member of BlackRock’s Retail Defined Contribution team. Preceding Blackrock, Ms. Oakerson worked at UBS Private Wealth as a Senior Wealth Strategy Associate and Bank of America / Merrill Lynch as an Alternative Investments Specialist. Ms. Oakerson began her career with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (later BlackRock) in 2005 and served in several internal and hybrid wholesaler roles there. Ms. Oakerson earned her B.A. in History, Magna Cum Laude, and a M.A. in Education, Cum Laude, from Monmouth University. Ms. Oakerson maintains Series 7 and 66 registrations.

Tyler Rote is an Associate of Owl Rock Capital Partners and an Internal Wholesaler of Owl Rock Securities, covering the Northern California/PacWest and Southern California Regions. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2017, Mr. Rote was a Financial Advisor at UBS. Mr. Rote received a B.A. in Economics with a double major in Political Science from the University of Delaware. Mr. Rote maintains Series 7 and 66 registrations.

Brittany Schwab is an Associate of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2018, Ms. Schwab was an Analyst at Goldman Sachs. Preceding that, Ms. Schwab was an Associate of Underwriting and Portfolio Management at Varagon Capital Partners. Ms. Schwab began her career as a Leveraged Finance Capital Markets Analyst at Jefferies. Ms. Schwab received a B.S., with honors, from Washington University in St. Louis with a double major in Finance and Political Science. Ms. Schwab maintains her Series 79, 7, and 63 Registrations.

Kirsten Wright is an Associate of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2017, Ms. Wright was a Senior Audit Associate at Crowe Horwath, where she focused primarily on financial service industries. Ms. Wright received a B.S. in Accounting from The College of New Jersey, and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in New York.

Gabrielle Linden is an Executive Assistant of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2017, Ms. Linden was the executive assistant to the CEO of Fred Alger Management from 2012 thru 2017. Previously, Ms. Linden was an Equity Research Associate at Millennium Partners and Seligman Investments, focusing on growth equities. Ms. Linden received a BA in
Economics from Wellesley College and an MBA in Finance & Accounting from Fordham University.

Kelli Maharaj is an Executive Assistant of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2017, Ms. Maharaj provided C-Suite Executive Support at M&T Bank from 2015 to 2017. Preceding M&T, from 2014 to 2015, Ms. Maharaj was an Event Manager at FLIK at Citi providing conference and event planning services at their conference center. Prior to that, Ms. Maharaj was an Assistant Vice President in Citigroup’s Special Events Department, providing event management support for the Chairman and Citigroup’s Fortune 100 client base. Ms. Maharaj received a B.A. in Sociology from Morgan State University.

Jackie Nagel is an Executive Assistant of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2017, Ms. Nagel was an Executive Assistant to the Vice Chairman at M&T Bank from 2014 to 2017. Previously, Ms. Nagel was an Office Manager/Executive Assistant to the owner of One East Partners, a New York based hedge fund, from 2006 to 2014. Ms. Nagel received a B.A. in Psychology from Fordham University.

Gabrielle Puglia is an Executive Assistant of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to Joining Owl Rock in 2016, Ms. Puglia held several roles in various divisions at Morgan Stanley from 2011 to 2016, including Roadshow Analyst in Equity Capital Markets and Executive Assistant within Global Capital Markets (“GCM”.) Most recently, from 2013 to 2016, Ms. Puglia was an Executive Assistant in the GCM Leveraged Finance Group covering numerous industries. Prior to that, Ms. Puglia was a Sales Assistant at Telerep Inc, a subsidiary of Cox Media Group, for their International Team from 2010 to 2011. Ms. Puglia received her B.A., with Honors, in Communications with a minor in Spanish from Manhattan College.

Anne Marie Basanese is an Administrative Assistant of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2017, Ms. Basanese was an Executive Assistant at Imperial Capital from 2014 to 2017, and an Administrative Assistant from 2012 to 2014 at Bizzi & Partners Development. Preceding those roles, Ms. Basanese was a Teaching Assistant in Spain from 2010 to 2012, and a Marketing Associate at Vontobel Asset Management from 2009 to 2010. Ms. Basanese received a B.A. in Spanish, with a double minor in American Literature and Latin, from Bucknell University where she graduated Cum Laude.

Melanie Dolan is an Administrative Assistant of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2017, Ms. Dolan was an Event Coordinator at Twenty-Three Layers, an event planning company from 2016 to 2017. Preceding Twenty-Three Layers to that, from 2015 to 2016, Ms. Dolan was an Administrative Assistant at H2 Capital Partners, a privately-owned hedge fund. Ms. Dolan received a B.A. in Communications, with a specialization in Advertising and Public Relations, from Loyola University Maryland.