Andrew Spokes

Andrew Spokes is Managing Partner at Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C., headquartered in San Francisco. As the firm’s most senior investment professional, he leads Farallon's overall portfolio management, investment strategy, and client engagement, having held executive responsibility since 2007. He is noted for his hands-on approach to balancing capital preservation with long-term growth, in line with Farallon's multi-strategy investment philosophy.

Spokes’s expertise spans public and private equity, credit, event-driven investments, and distressed assets, with a strong focus on global markets across North America, Europe, and Asia. Before joining Farallon in 1997, he spent a decade at Goldman Sachs, ultimately serving as Executive Director and Head of Corporate Finance for Goldman Sachs (Asia), where he managed complex cross-border transactions and strategic corporate finance mandates.

He holds both a B.A. and an M.A. in Chemistry from the University of Oxford, bringing analytical rigor to his investment methodology. Throughout his career, Spokes has earned a reputation for managing sophisticated investment vehicles for major institutional clients and advancing Farallon’s reputation as a leader in alternative asset management.