Dik Blewitt

Dik Blewitt

Director/Board Member at Markit North America, Inc.

61 year
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Consumer Services
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Richard “Dik” Blewitt joined Kennedy Lewis in 2020 and is a Partner, the Head of Tactical Opportunities, and the Co-Head of ESG.
Mr. Blewitt serves on the Firm’s Investment Committee.
Mr. Blewitt 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.
Mr. Blewitt was on the Board of Viva Life Settlement Co, Altus Power America, JG Wentworth, Vendor Assistance Program, and LoanX.
Mr. Blewitt 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.

Dik Blewitt active positions

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Lehman Brothers Asset Management, Inc. Private Equity Investor -
Bank of America Securities LLC Private Equity Investor -
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Private Equity Investor 2019-12-31
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Former positions of Dik Blewitt

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Portfolio Manager-Fixed Income 2012-03-31
Corporate Officer/Principal 2009-04-29
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CARADOR INCOME FUND PLC Private Equity Investor -
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Training of Dik Blewitt

Lehigh University Undergraduate Degree
The Leonard N Stern School of Business Masters Business Admin

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Lehman Brothers Asset Management, Inc.

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Bank of America Securities LLC

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