Joshua Astrof

Joshua Astrof is a Partner at Darsana Capital Partners, a New York-based investment management firm specializing in alternative investments. At Darsana, Astrof plays a key leadership role, helping drive the firm's investment activities and portfolio management with a particular focus on public equities and alternative asset classes.

Astrof has over two decades of experience in the investment sector, previously serving as Partner at Eton Park Capital Management, where he was involved in multi-strategy investing, and as Principal in the Private Equity Group at The Blackstone Group, focusing on private equity transactions and portfolio company oversight. His investment expertise is particularly strong in the technology, media, telecommunications (TMT), and consumer sectors, with a reputation for deep analysis and strategic positioning in these industries.

He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and dual Bachelor’s degrees (B.A. and B.S.) from the University of Pennsylvania, underscoring both his analytical skill set and leadership acumen. Astrof is recognized in the industry for his long-standing sector focus, his role in scaling investment platforms, and his strategic contributions to notable investment teams in the hedge fund and private equity landscape.