Blaine MacDougald (London) joined KKR in 2011 and is a Partner and Co-Head of KKR’s Strategic Investments Group (SIG) and Co-Head of KKR’s European Capital Solutions Group. He is a member of the SIG Investment Committee, European Direct Lending Investment Committee and Credit Portfolio Management Committee. He also serves on the board of directors of several KKR portfolio companies. Previously, Mr. MacDougald was Co-Head of Credit Research for KKR Credit in New York and before joining KKR, he was a vice president with the credit opportunities group at D.E. Shaw. Mr. MacDougald began his career at RBC Capital Markets in New York and Toronto. He graduated from Queen’s University in Canada and is a CFA Charterholder.