Dik Blewitt

J. Richard “Dik” Blewitt is a Partner, Head of Tactical Opportunities and the Co-Head of ESG for Kennedy Lewis. He previously spent 6 years at GSO Capital Partners, a division of Blackstone, as a Managing Director focused on structured finance/credit investments. He was the Senior Portfolio Manager for Carador Income Fund PLC, a member of the Global Structured Credit Investment committee for the firm’s Liquid Credit business, as well as a member of Blackstone Insurance Solutions Investment Committee. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director and Co-Head of the Securitized Asset Team within Blackrock’s Fixed Income Portfolio Management Group, a senior PM for Blackrock BMI, PPIF, and TALF funds, as well as the Partner in charge of Securitization and Insurance Products for the R3 Capital Hedge Fund. Prior to Blackrock acquiring R3, Mr. Blewitt was with Lehman Brothers as a Managing Director and Head of Securitization and Insurance Product Investments for the Global Principal Strategies business. Mr. Blewitt was formerly a Managing Director and Global Head of Distribution for the Global Structured Products Group at Bank of America Securities, and previously spent 7 years with JP Morgan in Structured Finance. Dik was a member of the Board for: Viva Life Settlement Co, Altus Power America, JG Wentworth, Vendor Assistance Program, and LoanX. Dik earned a BS in Finance from Lehigh University, and an MBA in Finance/International Business from the Stern School of Business at New York University.