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Leadership & Governance

The Blackstone leadership team has deep investment experience across market and economic cycles

Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer

Brad Marshall

Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer

Brad Marshall is the Global Head of Private Credit Strategies, Chairman and Co-CEO of both the Fund and BXSL in BXCI based in New York. Prior to joining Blackstone in 2005, Mr. Marshall worked in various roles at the Royal Bank of Canada (“RBC”), including fixed income research and business development within RBC’s private equity funds effort. Prior to RBC, Mr. Marshall helped develop a private equity funds business for TAL Global, a Canadian asset management division of CIBC, and prior to that, he co-founded a microchip verification software company where he served as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Marshall received an M.B.A. from McGill University in Montreal and a B.A. (Honors) in Economics from Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada. Mr. Marshall is also a trustee of BCRED.

Co-Chief Executive Officer

Jon Bock

Co-Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Bock is co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company and is the Global Head of Market Research for Blackstone Credit, co-CEO of Blackstone Private Credit Fund (BCRED), and a Senior Managing Director with Blackstone. Prior to joining Blackstone, Mr. Bock was the Chief Executive Officer of Barings BDC. In addition to this role, he served as the Co-Chief Executive Officer and President of Barings Private Credit Corporation, and Chief Financial Officer of Barings Capital Investment Corporation, Barings Corporate Investors, and Barings Participation Investors. Prior to joining Barings in July 2018, Mr. Bock was a Managing Director and Senior Equity Analyst at Wells Fargo Securities specializing in Business Development Companies (BDCs). He was the chief author of a leading BDC quarterly research publication: the BDC Scorecard. He is also published in the Journal of Alternative Investments. Prior to Wells Fargo, Mr. Bock followed the BDC industry at Stifel Nicolaus & Company and A.G. Edwards Inc. Prior to entering sell-side research in 2006, Mr. Bock was an equity portfolio manager/analyst at Busey Wealth Management in Champaign, Illinois. Mr. Bock holds a BS in Finance from the University of Illinois College of Business and is a member of the CFA Institute.

President

Carlos Whitaker

President

Mr. Whitaker is a Senior Managing Director with Blackstone Credit and focuses on Direct Lending efforts. Before joining Blackstone Credit, Mr. Whitaker was a Managing Director and Head of New York and Co-Head of EMEA Advisory Sales at Credit Suisse, where he began his career in 2000. Mr. Whitaker is a member of the McCombs School of Business Advisory Council at the University of Texas at Austin. He also sits on the boards of New York for McCombs and Rising Stars Capital Management, which is a nonprofit focused on improving diversity in the finance industry. Mr. Whitaker received a Bachelor of Arts from the Plan II Honors Program, a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and a Master in Professional Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin.

Chief Operating Officer

Kate Rubenstein

Chief Operating Officer

Kate Rubenstein is a Managing Director in Blackstone Credit and the Chief Operating Officer of North America Private Credit. Ms. Rubenstein serves as Chief Operating Officer of Blackstone Private Credit Fund (BCRED) and Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL). Since joining Blackstone in 2015, Ms. Rubenstein created and led the GSO Advantage platform (now the Blackstone Credit Value Creation program), which brings Blackstone’s broad set of capabilities to drive operational efficiencies and growth for GSO’s portfolio companies. She subsequently created and led the Blackstone Advantage program, focusing on building networks and expanding access to resources for portfolio companies across Blackstone business units. Ms. Rubenstein is on the Blackstone Charitable Foundation Leadership Council and on the Board of Let’s Get Ready, a non-profit organization that provides low-income and first generation to college students support to gain admission to and graduate from college.

Before joining Blackstone, Ms. Rubenstein originated senior secured loans and equipment finance opportunities in the industrial, consumer, and retail sectors for GE Capital and prior to that worked in brand management at World Kitchen.

Ms. Rubenstein received an MBA from The Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, where she was a Roy H. Park Leadership Fellow, and an AB from Dartmouth College.

Chief Financial Officer

Teddy Desloge

Chief Financial Officer

Teddy Desloge is the Chief Financial Officer and a Portfolio Manager of Blackstone Private Credit Fund (BCRED) and Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL), and a Managing Director with Blackstone. Since joining Blackstone Credit in 2015, Mr. Desloge has been involved with investment management of various Direct Lending Funds and has been focused on origination, research, and execution of private and opportunistic credit investments across industries supporting Blackstone Credit’s Private Credit Strategies.

Prior to joining Blackstone Credit in 2015, Mr. Desloge was an Associate at Gefinor Capital where he focused on origination, research and execution of private credit and equity investments. He started his career in the Leveraged Finance Group at Jefferies.

Mr. Desloge graduated from Hobart & William Smith Colleges with a BA and a major in Economics.

Head of Stakeholder Relations

Stacy Wang

Head of Stakeholder Relations

Stacy Wang is the Head of Stakeholder Relations for Blackstone Private Credit Fund (BCRED) and Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL), and a Managing Director with Blackstone. Prior to her current role, Ms. Wang focused on fundraising, product strategy, and client relationships across private and opportunistic credit products for institutional and retail investors in Blackstone Credit.

Prior to joining Blackstone Credit in 2015, Ms. Wang worked as an Investment Banking Associate at Natixis, where she focused on leveraged finance and M&A transactions.

Ms. Wang graduated from the Stern School of Business at New York University with a BS in Finance and Journalism.

Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer

Matt Alcide

Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer

Matt Alcide is the Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer for Blackstone Private Credit Fund (BCRED) and Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL), and a Senior Vice President with Blackstone. Mr. Alcide is a member of the Blackstone Credit BDC Finance Group where he oversees the accounting and financial reporting for Blackstone’s business development companies (“BDCs”).

Prior to joining Blackstone, Mr. Alcide was a Director in the New York and London offices of PricewaterhouseCoopers where he provided assurance and accounting services to companies and investment funds across the asset management, investment banking and broker-dealer industries with a focus on SEC registrants and other publicly traded entities.

Mr. Alcide graduated magna cum laude from Providence College with a BS in Accounting. Mr. Alcide is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the State of New York.

Chief Compliance Officer

William Renahan

Chief Compliance Officer

William Renahan is the Chief Compliance Officer of Blackstone Private Credit Fund (BCRED) and Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) and is a Managing Director with Blackstone.

Prior to joining Blackstone in 2022, Mr. Renahan had been working in the Investment Management industry for over 25 years. He began his career as an associate at a New York law firm and was subsequently at Legg Mason and predecessor firms as a Managing Director and Senior Counsel. Mr. Renahan’s position immediately prior to joining Blackstone was Senior Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer of Duff & Phelps Investment Management and its affiliated funds. Mr. Renahan has been an active member of the Investment Company Institute and served as Chairman of the ICI’s Closed-end Fund Committee from 2014 – 2018.

Mr. Renahan holds a B.A. from Hobart College, a J.D., cum laude, from Albany Law School (where he was also an editor of the Albany Law Review), and a Master of Laws in Taxation from New York University School of Law.

Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

Lucie Enns

Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

Lucie Enns is the Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Blackstone Private Credit Fund (BCRED) and Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) and a Senior Vice President with Blackstone. Ms. Enns oversees legal matters relating to the business development companies within Blackstone’s Credit & Insurance and Private Wealth businesses and plays a key role in the structuring, launch and operations of a number of other registered funds at the firm. Ms. Enns also serves as the Chief Securities Counsel of Blackstone Private Multi-Asset Credit and Income Fund.

Prior to joining Blackstone in 2021, Ms. Enns was an associate in the Registered Funds Group of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in Washington, DC.

Ms. Enns received a B.S., cum laude, from the University of Alabama and a J.D., summa cum laude, from American University Washington College of Law.

Trustee, Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer

Brad Marshall

Trustee, Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer

Brad Marshall is the Global Head of Private Credit Strategies, Chairman and Co-CEO of both the Fund and BXSL in BXCI based in New York. Prior to joining Blackstone in 2005, Mr. Marshall worked in various roles at the Royal Bank of Canada (“RBC”), including fixed income research and business development within RBC’s private equity funds effort. Prior to RBC, Mr. Marshall helped develop a private equity funds business for TAL Global, a Canadian asset management division of CIBC, and prior to that, he co-founded a microchip verification software company where he served as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Marshall received an M.B.A. from McGill University in Montreal and a B.A. (Honors) in Economics from Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada. Mr. Marshall is also a trustee of BCRED.

Trustee

Vik Sawhney

Trustee

Vik Sawhney is Blackstone’s Chief Administrative Officer and Global Head of Institutional Client Solutions. Since joining Blackstone in 2007, Mr. Sawhney started Blackstone Capital Markets and also served as the Chief Operating Officer of the Private Equity group. Before joining Blackstone, Mr. Sawhney worked as a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank, and prior to that at the law firm of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. Mr. Sawhney currently sits on the board of the Blackstone Charitable Foundation. He is also the board chair of Dream, an east Harlem-based educational and social services organization, and a trustee of Quinnipiac University. He graduated magna cum laude from Dartmouth College, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He received a J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School. Mr. Sawhney is also a trustee of BCRED.

Trustee and Chairman of the Audit Committee

Robert Bass*

Trustee and Chairman of the Audit Committee

Mr. Bass served as a Vice Chairman of Deloitte & Touche LLP from 2006 through June 2012, and was a Partner in Deloitte from 1982 through June 2012, where he specialized in e-commerce, mergers and acquisitions, SEC filings and related issues. At Deloitte, Mr. Bass was responsible for all services provided to Forstmann Little and its portfolio companies and was the advisory partner for Blackstone, DIRECTV, 24 Hour Fitness, McKesson, IMG and CSC. In addition, he has been an advisory partner for RR Donnelley, Automatic Data Processing, Community Health Systems, and Avis Budget. Mr. Bass has served on the board of directors of Sims Metal Management (ASX: SGM.AX) and as a member of the risk and audit committee from September 2013 to December 31, 2018, including as Chairman of the risk and audit committee from November 2014, the board of directors and as a member of the audit committee of Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) since 2012, including as Chairman of the audit committee since 2013, the board of directors and as a member of the audit committee of Apex Tool Group, LLC since December 2014, including as Chairman of the audit committee since April 2015, the board of directors and as Chairman of the audit committee of New Page Corporation from January 2013 (emergence from chapter XI) to January 2015 (sale of the company), the board of directors and as Chairman of the audit committee of Redfin Corporation (NASDAQ: RDFN) since October 2016, and the board of directors and as Chairman of the audit committee of Lucky Strike Entertainment Corp (NYSE: LUCK) (formerly, Bowlero Corporation) since December 2021. Mr. Bass is a certified public accountant licensed in New York and Connecticut. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Connecticut State Society of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Bass is also a trustee of BCRED.

Trustee and Audit Committee Member

James F. Clark*

Trustee and Audit Committee Member

Mr. Clark serves as a Partner and generalist on the investment team of Sound Shore Management, Inc. (“Sound Shore”), which he joined in 2004. Mr. Clark is responsible for the Firm’s investments in energy, industrials, materials, and utilities. His tenure also includes heading Sound Shore’s Governance Committee and having served on its Investment and Operating Committees. Previously, Mr. Clark worked at Credit Suisse First Boston (“CSFB”) from 1984 to 2004, most recently as a Managing Director from 1996 to 2004. At CSFB, Mr. Clark served as Head of US Equity Research, from 2000 to 2004, and as the Firm’s International and Domestic Oil Analyst, from 1989 to 2000. Mr. Clark has an M.B.A. from Harvard University and a B.A. from Williams College, cum laude and with highest honors. Mr. Clark also served as a winter adjunct faculty member at Williams College, from 2020 to 2024. Mr. Clark is also a trustee of BCRED and BMACX.

Trustee and Audit Committee Member

Tracy Collins*

Trustee and Audit Committee Member

Ms. Collins is an independent finance professional and from 2013 to 2017, served as CEO to SmartFinance LLC, a Fintech startup purchased by MidFirst Bank in December of 2017. During her career in financial services, Ms. Collins worked as a Senior Managing Director (Partner) and Head of Asset-Backed Securities Research at Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. for six years and prior to that, as a Managing Director (Partner) and Head of Asset-Backed Securities and Structured Products at Credit Suisse (formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston) for nine years. During her tenure as a structured product specialist, Ms. Collins was consistently recognized as a “First Team All American Research Analyst.” Ms. Collins served as an independent director for KKR Financial from August 2006 to May 2014. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in the Plan II Honors Program. Ms. Collins is also a trustee of BCRED, BMACX and BREC.

Trustee and Audit Committee Member

Vicki Fuller*

Trustee and Audit Committee Member

Ms. Fuller is founder and CEO of VLF Development LLC, where she oversees the execution of complex institutional advisory assignments. She previously served as a Director of The Williams Companies, Inc. from 2018 to 2021. Ms. Fuller has served on the board of directors, board of trustees, and key committees for eight for-profit companies. From 2012 to 2018, Ms. Fuller served as the Chief Investment Officer, at New York State Common Retirement Fund (“NYS Common”). Prior to NYS Common, Ms. Fuller had a 27-year career at AllianceBernstein in New York City, a global investment manager, where her final position was Managing Director of the institutional team accountable for business development and client services to the large public pension plan market. Earlier in her career, Ms. Fuller also served roles at Standard and Poor’s and Morgan Stanley. In 2018, Ms. Fuller was appointed to the board of trustees for Fidelity Equity and High Income Funds. Ms. Fuller received her M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and her B.S.B.A. from Roosevelt University. Ms. Fuller is also a trustee of BCRED and BMACX.

Trustee and Audit Committee Member

Michelle Greene*

Trustee and Audit Committee Member

Ms. Greene is a board member, President Emeritus and Advisor of the Long-Term Stock Exchange (“LTSE”), a venture-backed, SEC-approved National Market System exchange with listing standards designed to support long-term focused visionary companies. She also is a board member of the Exchange’s parent company, LTSE Group. Ms. Green is an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs where she has taught for over a decade. She serves on Advisory Boards for the Aspen Institute Business & Society Program, and the Berkeley Center for Law and Business at UC-Berkeley School of Law. Ms. Greene is an honorary board member at Halcyon, a non-profit incubator of impact-driven businesses. Previously, she worked on financial markets and financial institutions policy, as well as financial crisis response, at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, where she served under two administrations. Ms. Greene also was Senior Vice President and Head of Global Corporate Responsibility at the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), where she launched and led its global corporate responsibility team, advised Fortune 500 companies on their sustainability programs and served as Executive Director of the NYSE Foundation. Ms. Greene was a consultant at McKinsey & Company, led the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University, and begun her career as a corporate securities lawyer. Ms. Greene has served on World Economic Forum advisory boards on financial inclusion and gender parity as Executive Director of the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy and Financial Inclusion, and as a member of the White House Council on Women and Girls. as well as on a number of non-profit boards. Ms. Greene graduated from Dartmouth College and received a J.D. from Harvard Law School. Ms. Greene is also a trustee of BCRED and BREC.

*Independent Trustees