Richard Byrne

Richard Jan Byrne is the founder of Kasai Elite Grappling Championships.
Mr. Byrne is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Development Corp.
of America, Inc. since 2016.
Mr. Byrne is President, Chief Executive Officer & Trustee at Franklin BSP Private Credit Fund since 2020.
Mr. Byrne is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Franklin BSP Capital Corp.
Mr. Byrne is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Benefit Street Partners Multifamily Trust, Inc. Mr. Byrne is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Benefit Street Realty Partners Trust, Inc. since 2016.
Mr. Byrne is Chief Executive Officer at Benefit Street Partners SMA NCRED-A LP.
Mr. Byrne is Chairman at Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. since 2026.
Mr. Byrne is Independent Director at Wynn Resorts Ltd. since 2018.
Mr. Byrne is Director at New York Road Runners Club since 2009.
Mr. Byrne is President & Director at FBRT Sub REIT.
Mr. Byrne is President at Benefit Street Partners LLC since 2013.
Formerly, Mr. Byrne was Chief Executive Officer at Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. from 2008 to 2013.
Mr. Byrne was Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Franklin BSP Lending Corp.
from 2016 to 2024.
Mr. Byrne was Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Broadstone Real Estate Access Fund, Inc. Mr. Byrne was Independent Director at MFA Financial, Inc. from 2014 to 2019.
Mr. Byrne was Director at Oxford Square Capital Corp.
Mr. Byrne was President at Griffin-Benefit Street Partners BDC Corp.
Mr. Byrne was Head-Credit Research & Leveraged Finance Group at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. from 1985 to 1999.
Mr. Byrne completed undergraduate studies at State University of New York at Binghamton.
Mr. Byrne earned an MBA degree from Kellogg School of Management.