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Jason Mehring, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Mehring, Managing Director, is the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), Director and Chairman of BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (“TCPC”), BlackRock Private Credit Fund (“BDEBT”) and BlackRock Direct Lending Corp. (“BDLC”). Mr. Mehring was the President of TCPC, BDEBT, and BDLC from November 6, 2024 until September 2, 2026. Mr. Mehring is a senior member of the investment team within BlackRock’s Private Financing Solutions (PFS) platform where he is a leader in BlackRock’s U.S. core middle market direct lending strategy. In this capacity, Mr. Mehring is responsible for the oversight of the strategy’s investment process and plays a leadership role in the evaluation, structuring, and execution of private secured investments in U.S. core middle market companies. Mr. Mehring has over 30 years’ experience in middle market investing, including his 20 years’ experience with the BlackRock team, which he joined as a Managing Director in 2005.

Mr. Mehring previously spent more than ten years at Banc of America Capital Investors (BACI), an affiliate of Bank of America, Inc., in Chicago, where he held positions of increasing responsibility, becoming a Principal of the firm in 2000. At BACI, Mr. Mehring focused on mezzanine and private equity investing in middle market companies. Prior to joining BACI in 1994, he worked at Firstar Bank, a predecessor to U.S. Bank.

Mr. Mehring holds an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a B.B.A., summa cum laude, in Finance and Economics from the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire (graduating with University Honors).

Dan Worrell, President

Mr. Worrell, Managing Director, is the President of BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (“TCPC”), BlackRock Private Credit Fund (“BDEBT”) and BlackRock Direct Lending Corp. (“BDLC”). Mr. Worrell served as the Co-Chief Investment Officer of TCPC, BDEBT and BDLC from November 6, 2024 until September 2, 2026. Mr. Worrell is a senior member of the investment team within BlackRock’s Private Financing Solutions (PFS) platform, where he is a leader in BlackRock’s U.S. core middle market direct lending strategy. In this capacity, Mr. Worrell is responsible for oversight of the strategy’s portfolio management process and plays a leadership role in the evaluation, structuring, and execution of private secured investments in U.S. core middle market companies.

Prior to joining BlackRock, Mr. Worrell was a Managing Director at Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC, where he led investment activity across several industry verticals, including Healthcare, Consumer Brands, Retail, and Consumer and Specialty Finance. Prior to Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC, Mr. Worrell was a High Yield Portfolio Manager with Mulholland Capital Advisors.

Mr. Worrell holds an M.B.A. from Columbia University and a B.S. from California State University, Northridge.

Patrick Wolfe, Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Wolfe, Managing Director, is the Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) of BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (“TCPC”), BlackRock Private Credit Fund (“BDEBT”) and BlackRock Direct Lending Corp. (“BDLC”). He is also a Senior Portfolio Manager within BlackRock’s Private Financing Solutions (PFS) platform.  Mr. Wolfe is responsible for playing a leadership role in the evaluation, structuring, and execution of private secured investments in U.S. core middle market companies and focuses on portfolio construction of the U.S. core middle market portfolios including overseeing allocations, portfolio positioning, and liability management.   He is also Head of U.S. middle-market CLOs at BlackRock.   

Mr. Wolfe joined BlackRock through the acquisition of Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC.  At Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC, Mr. Wolfe was a portfolio manager on the U.S. Direct Lending Funds and launched the middle-market CLO platform as well as co-leading the development of the firm's proprietary private credit software platform. He was one of the creators of the Direct Lending fund structure designed for insurance company clients.  Before Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC, Mr. Wolfe was in structured credit at Deutsche Bank for six years, focusing on the structuring, issuance, and management of CLOs and other credit strategies. He began his career in 2006 at KSJG LLP in the Advisory group focused on mortgage banking. 

Mr. Wolfe earned a B.S. in Accounting from San Diego State University in 2006. 

Erik L. Cuellar , Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Cuellar, Executive Director, is the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and Treasurer of BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (“TCPC”), BlackRock Private Credit Fund (“BDEBT”) and BlackRock Direct Lending Corp. (“BDLC”) and is responsible for financial and regulatory reporting. Mr. Cuellar has been at BlackRock and, before that, Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC, since 2011.

Prior to his current role, Mr. Cuellar served as Controller for Ares Capital Corporation. Prior to that, Mr. Cuellar was with Metropolitan West Asset Management where he served as the Assistant Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer for the Metropolitan West Funds. Prior to that, Mr. Cuellar managed the Alternative Investments Group at Western Asset Management Company. Mr. Cuellar began his career with Deloitte & Touche LLP where he was a Senior Auditor in their Financial Services Group.

Mr. Cuellar earned a B.S. in Accounting from California State University Northridge and is a Certified Public Accountant in California.

Diana Huffman, General Counsel and Secretary

Ms. Huffman, Executive Director, is General Counsel and Secretary of BlackRock’s Business Development Companies: TCP Capital Corp. (“TCPC”), BlackRock Private Credit (“BDEBT”) and BlackRock Direct Lending Corp. (“BDLC”). She also serves as Secretary of HPS Net Lease Income REIT.

Ms. Huffman previously served as General Counsel for BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation, prior to its merger with TCPC in March 2024. As part of BlackRock’s Legal & Compliance department, Ms. Huffman is responsible for supporting BlackRock's Private Financing Solutions (PFS) platform, with a focus on retail alternatives, advising on a broad array of legal and regulatory issues impacting U.S. regulated funds, including product development and corporate governance matters.

Prior to joining BlackRock in 2022, Ms. Huffman served as Corporate Counsel at PGIM Investments LLC starting in 2015, where she served as Chief Legal Officer for its BDC and as the lead attorney for retail funds. From 2009 to 2015, Ms. Huffman was an associate in the Asset Management group at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, where she focused on the organization and operation of private and regulated funds.

Ms. Huffman earned a J.D. (cum laude) from Fordham University School of Law and a B.A. (summa cum laude) in International Relations from Boston University.

Charles Park, Chief Compliance Officer

Mr. Park, Managing Director, is the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) of BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (“TCPC”), BlackRock Private Credit Fund (“BDEBT”) and BlackRock Direct Lending Corp. (“BDLC”), as well as the funds in the iShares Complex, the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex and the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex . Mr. Park is Head of Americas Compliance and Global Head of Investment Advisory Compliance. He is also the Chief Compliance Officer for BlackRock's US registered investment advisers, including the investment advisers to the BlackRock BDCs. In this capacity, Mr. Park supervises the teams that provide compliance support to the BlackRock retail and institutional businesses in the Americas, including global compliance surveillance and regulatory engagement and development.

Mr. Park has deep experience in US regulatory compliance impacting investment advisers and investment companies. He has served as a chief compliance officer to registered investment advisers and registered investment companies since the inception of the CCO rules in the US in 2004, serving as the CCO for BlackRock's US mutual funds and ETFs until 2023. In that capacity, he has overseen compliance programs for firms managing assets in all asset classes and product types. Prior to becoming a CCO in 2004, Mr. Park was a practicing attorney representing investment advisers and investment companies on regulatory and governance matters.

Mr. Park earned a BA degree in Economics and a JD from University of Michigan in 1989 and 1992, respectively.

Investment Committee

Jason Mehring, Managing Director, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Mehring, Managing Director, is the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), Director and Chairman of BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (“TCPC”), BlackRock Private Credit Fund (“BDEBT”) and BlackRock Direct Lending Corp. (“BDLC”). Mr. Mehring was the President of TCPC, BDEBT, and BDLC from November 6, 2024 until September 2, 2026. Mr. Mehring is a senior member of the investment team within BlackRock’s Private Financing Solutions (PFS) platform where he is a leader in BlackRock’s U.S. core middle market direct lending strategy. In this capacity, Mr. Mehring is responsible for the oversight of the strategy’s investment process and plays a leadership role in the evaluation, structuring, and execution of private secured investments in U.S. core middle market companies. Mr. Mehring has over 30 years’ experience in middle market investing, including his 20 years’ experience with the BlackRock team, which he joined as a Managing Director in 2005.

Mr. Mehring previously spent more than ten years at Banc of America Capital Investors (BACI), an affiliate of Bank of America, Inc., in Chicago, where he held positions of increasing responsibility, becoming a Principal of the firm in 2000. At BACI, Mr. Mehring focused on mezzanine and private equity investing in middle market companies. Prior to joining BACI in 1994, he worked at Firstar Bank, a predecessor to U.S. Bank.

Mr. Mehring holds an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a B.B.A., summa cum laude, in Finance and Economics from the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire (graduating with University Honors).

Dan Worrell, Managing Director & President

Mr. Worrell, Managing Director, is the President of BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (“TCPC”), BlackRock Private Credit Fund (“BDEBT”) and BlackRock Direct Lending Corp. (“BDLC”). Mr. Worrell served as the Co-Chief Investment Officer of TCPC, BDEBT and BDLC from November 6, 2024 until September 2, 2026. Mr. Worrell is a senior member of the investment team within BlackRock’s Private Financing Solutions (PFS) platform, where he is a leader in BlackRock’s U.S. core middle market direct lending strategy. In this capacity, Mr. Worrell is responsible for oversight of the strategy’s portfolio management process and plays a leadership role in the evaluation, structuring, and execution of private secured investments in U.S. core middle market companies.

Prior to joining BlackRock, Mr. Worrell was a Managing Director at Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC, where he led investment activity across several industry verticals, including Healthcare, Consumer Brands, Retail, and Consumer and Specialty Finance. Prior to Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC, Mr. Worrell was a High Yield Portfolio Manager with Mulholland Capital Advisors.

Mr. Worrell holds an M.B.A. from Columbia University and a B.S. from California State University, Northridge.

Rob DiPaolo, Managing Director

Mr. DiPaolo, Managing Director, is a senior member of the investment team within Blackrock’s Private Financing Solutions (PFS) platform where he is a leader in BlackRock’s U.S. core middle market direct lending strategy.  Mr. DiPaolo is responsible for playing a leadership role in the evaluation, structuring, and execution of private secured investments in U.S. core middle market companies with an industry focus on building products, transportation, industrial services, agriculture and engineering and construction. He has been at BlackRock and, prior to that, Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC, since 1999.  Prior to his current role, Mr. DiPaolo was the firm’s Chief Financial Officer and was responsible for building Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC’s financial reporting, processes and controls and operating infrastructure. Preceding Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC, Mr. DiPaolo was Vice President at Trust Company of the West, spent seven years at Arthur Andersen as a Business Advisory and Consulting Manager and began his career in 1989, spending five years at May Department Stores as a profit improvement specialist and control division accountant. Mr. DiPaolo earned a B.S. from the University of California, Riverside and is a CPA in the State of California.

Vikas Keswani, Managing Director

Mr. Keswani, Managing Director, is Head of Direct Lending within BlackRock’s Private Financing Solutions (PFS) platform and a senior member of the investment team. He serves as a voting member on various investment committees across the PFS platform. Mr. Keswani plays a leadership role in sourcing, evaluating, structuring, and executing private senior secured investments across a variety of industries. Prior to joining HPS in 2010, Mr. Keswani spent a majority of his career at BlackRock, where he was a part of the initial team that established, structured and capitalized BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: BKCC), a publicly traded private investment vehicle. He is a member of The Wharton Undergraduate Executive Board, and serves on the Board of Directors of Teach For India U.S., and on the North America Regional Board of Room to Read.  Mr. Keswani is a CFA charterholder and holds a BSE, magna cum laude, from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Michael Fenstermacher, Managing Director

Mr. Fenstermacher, Managing Director, is a senior member of the investment team within BlackRock’s Private Financing Solution (PFS) platform. He is also Co-Head of North American Core Senior Lending at HPS, a part of BlackRock. In this capacity, Mr. Fenstermacher plays a leadership role in sourcing, evaluating, structuring, and executing private senior secured investments across a variety of industries. Prior to joining HPS in 2008, Mr. Fenstermacher was an Associate at JPMorgan’s Leveraged Finance Group, where he originated, underwrote and distributed high yield bonds and leveraged loans. During his four years with JPMorgan, Mr. Fenstermacher specialized in financial sponsor transactions. Prior to joining JPMorgan, Mr. Fenstermacher spent two years at Bank One as a Credit Analyst in the Automotive and Financial Institutions groups. Mr. Fenstermacher holds a BS from Indiana University. 

Grishma Parekh, Managing Director

Ms. Parekh, Managing Director, is a senior member of the investment team within BlackRock’s Private Financing Solutions (PFS) platform.  She is also Co-Head of North American Core Senior Lending at HPS, a part of BlackRock, as well as the President of HPS Corporate Lending Fund, a non-traded BDC managed by HPS.  In this capacity, Ms. Parekh plays a leadership role in sourcing, evaluating, structuring, and executing private senior secured investments across a variety of industries.  Prior to joining HPS in 2020, Ms. Parekh spent over twelve years as a Partner and Managing Director at The Carlyle Group. During her tenure at The Carlyle Group, Ms. Parekh was a founding member of the Direct Lending platform, served as Head of Origination for Illiquid Credit, and was a member of the Investment Committee for the Direct Lending business. Prior to joining The Carlyle Group in 2007, Ms. Parekh was an Investment Banking Associate at JPMorgan where she was responsible for originating, structuring and executing high yield bond and leveraged loan transactions. Ms. Parekh holds a BS in Finance and Information Systems from the Stern School of Business at New York University.