Key Takeaways
- • Joshua Easterly is co-founder and partner emeritus of Sixth Street Partners, an asset manager with more than $125 billion in assets under management, after announcing his retirement in March 2026.
- • Before retiring, Easterly served as co-president and co-chief investment officer of Sixth Street Partners and as chief executive officer of its public registered private credit vehicles, Sixth Street Specialty Lending (NYSE: TSLX) and Sixth Street Lending Partners.
- • Easterly's career includes senior roles at Goldman Sachs, where he was chief investment officer of the Americas Special Situations Group, and at Wells Fargo's commercial finance business.
- • Easterly now appears on the firm's Advisory Council, according to the firm's staff listing.
Summary
Joshua Easterly is listed on the Advisory Council of Sixth Street Partners as co-founder and partner emeritus. The source describes Sixth Street as an asset management firm with more than $125 billion in assets under management. Easterly announced his retirement in March 2026, having previously served as co-president and co-chief investment officer of the firm.
In addition to his firmwide responsibilities, Easterly served as chief executive officer of the firm's public registered private credit vehicles, Sixth Street Specialty Lending (NYSE: TSLX) and Sixth Street Lending Partners. These vehicles are central to the firm's private credit franchise and reflect his leadership across both its investment and public-facing lending platforms.
Easterly's prior career includes several senior roles at Goldman Sachs, a managing director position in the firm's largest proprietary investment group. There he served as chief investment officer of the Americas Special Situations Group (AmSSG), head of principal investing, and co-head of the Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group, and earlier as co-head of AmSSG asset investing and co-head of AmSSG private equity. Before Goldman Sachs, he held senior roles in Wells Fargo's commercial finance business.
Easterly also served on numerous non-profit boards, most recently the Harlem Academy board of trustees. He grew up in Fresno, California, and graduated magna cum laude from California State University, Fresno, with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
In addition to his firmwide responsibilities, Easterly served as chief executive officer of the firm's public registered private credit vehicles, Sixth Street Specialty Lending (NYSE: TSLX) and Sixth Street Lending Partners. These vehicles are central to the firm's private credit franchise and reflect his leadership across both its investment and public-facing lending platforms.
Easterly's prior career includes several senior roles at Goldman Sachs, a managing director position in the firm's largest proprietary investment group. There he served as chief investment officer of the Americas Special Situations Group (AmSSG), head of principal investing, and co-head of the Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group, and earlier as co-head of AmSSG asset investing and co-head of AmSSG private equity. Before Goldman Sachs, he held senior roles in Wells Fargo's commercial finance business.
Easterly also served on numerous non-profit boards, most recently the Harlem Academy board of trustees. He grew up in Fresno, California, and graduated magna cum laude from California State University, Fresno, with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
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