‘Culture is Everything’: Sixth Street’s Alan Waxman on Flexibility and Alpha

Exchanges

Goldman Sachs

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4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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What's driving opportunities in alternative assets, and how are investors adapting to an accelerating pace of change? Sixth Street Co-Founder, CEO, and Co-CIO Alan Waxman discusses his career and the importance of flexibility in finding alpha on the latest edition of Goldman Sachs Exchanges: Great Investors. This episode was recorded on September 3, 2025. The opinions and views expressed herein are as of the date of publication, subject to change without notice, and may not necessarily reflect the institutional views of Goldman Sachs or its affiliates. The material provided is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute investment advice, a recommendation from any Goldman Sachs entity to take any particular action, or an offer or solicitation to purchase or sell any securities or financial products. This material may contain forward-looking statements. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Neither Goldman Sachs nor any of its affiliates make any representations or warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the statements or information contained herein and disclaim any liability whatsoever for reliance on such information for any purpose. Each name of a third-party organization mentioned is the property of the company to which it relates, is used here strictly for informational and identification purposes only and is not used to imply any ownership or license rights between any such company and Goldman Sachs. A transcript is provided for convenience and may differ from the original video or audio content. Goldman Sachs is not responsible for any errors in the transcript. This material should not be copied, distributed, published, or reproduced in whole or in part or disclosed by any recipient to any other person without the express written consent of Goldman Sachs. © 2025 Goldman Sachs. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to another episode of Goldman Sachs Exchanges great investors.
0:10.0	I'm Alison Mass, chairman of investment banking in Goldman Sachs' Global Banking and Markets
0:15.2	Group, and your host for this episode.
0:18.3	Today I'm very excited to be sitting down with Alan Waxman.
0:21.5	Alan is the co-founding partner, chief executive officer, and co-chief investment officer at 6th Street,
0:27.5	a multi-stratt, private capital investing firm, with over $115 billion in assets under management.
0:34.9	Founded in 2009, 6th Street focuses on identifying the best relative risk
0:40.3	reward across asset classes, industries, and geographies. The firm works as one team and partners
0:47.0	with leading founders, management teams, and companies to deliver creative and flexible long-term
0:52.8	capital solutions. Before that, he was a partner here at Goldman Sachs,
0:57.0	becoming a partner at age 31,
1:00.0	and he led what was then called our America's Special Situations Group.
1:04.0	I'm excited to talk to Alan about his incredible career path,
1:08.0	the opportunities for investors today,
1:10.0	and how the investment management
1:11.6	business could change in the years ahead.
1:17.3	So, Alan, welcome to great investors.
1:19.9	Thank you for having me.
1:21.1	It's going to be fun.
1:22.7	I'm excited.
1:23.6	So good.
1:24.5	So I want to start by talking about your path into finance to begin with before we even get to Goldman Sachs. What interested you in coming into the finance industry?
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