William Renahan

William J.
Renahan is currently Managing Director at Blackstone, Inc. He serves as Director & Associate General Counsel at Legg Mason & Co. LLC (New York) since 2002.
He is a Member of the Investment Company Institute and Assistant Secretary of Legg Mason Permal Global Alternatives Fund, Inc. Since 2013, he is Assistant Secretary of Virtus Alternative Solutions Trust.
Since 2022, he is Chief Compliance Officer of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund, Blackstone Private Credit Fund, and Blackstone Long Short Credit Income Fund.
He is Associate at Battle Fowler LLP and Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer of Blackstone Private Real Estate Credit & Income Fund.
Former positions include Managing Director at Legg Mason, Inc. from 1999 to 2012.
Secretary & Chief Legal Officer at Virtus Total Return Fund, Inc. from 2012 to 2013.
Assistant Secretary at Legg Mason Permal Global Active Strategies TEI Fund.
Senior Legal Counsel & Vice President at Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. from 2012 to 2018.
Secretary & Chief Legal Officer at Virtus Total Return Fund and Virtus Global Multi Sector Income Fund from 2012 to 2020.
Chief Compliance Officer & Vice President at DNP Select Income Fund from 2015 to 2022.
Secretary at Duff & Phelps Utility and Infrastructure Fund Inc. from 2015 to 2020.
Chief Compliance Officer at DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund Inc. from 2020 to 2022.
Secretary & Vice President at Duff & Phelps Utility & Corporate Bond Trust Inc. Secretary, Chief Legal Officer & Vice President at Duff & Phelps Select MLP & Midstream Energy Fund Inc. Assistant Secretary at ClearBridge MLP and Midstream Fund Inc. and Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. Chief Compliance Officer at Blackstone.
Education includes graduate degrees from Albany Law School and New York University School of Law.