Values and Culture
One Team
From Sixth Street’s founding in 2009, our shared values and One Team culture have been core to our firm’s success.
We’re built to collaborate and be creative in a way that empowers us to see greater possibilities, and our versatility and teamwork make us more effective partners. Every design of an investment starts with an open mind, and our team is incentivized to listen and learn together because it leads to better outcomes.
Our collective talent and expertise combines with our flexible capital to deliver differentiated solutions for our partner companies and drive results for our investors, people, and communities.
CEO Alan Waxman Talks Unlocking Potential
Our Values
Cross-Platform
We think across the business and avoid silos at all costs.
Responsibility
We are accountable for our business, our team, and our communities.
Ethical
We are ethical and direct in word and deed.
Action
We initiate, execute and deliver results.
Teamwork
We are better together.
Entrepreneurship
We seek to innovate both inside and outside our business.
Who We Are
People at Sixth Street are intellectually curious by nature and students of their craft. We are committed to apprenticeship learning and continuous self-improvement. Asking questions and seeking out the experiences and perspectives of others enhances our own thinking, and we believe in the power of building authentic relationships, connections, and trusted networks that deepen our knowledge and expand our worldview.
Ahsha Haggart on the Importance of Being a Trusted Partner
Building a Strong Team;
Positioning It for Success
We believe that talent and potential exist everywhere, regardless of background or zip code, but exposure and opportunity may not. Sixth Street is committed to identifying and creating new pathways into our firm and our industry, so we don’t cut ourselves off from talented people.
Our people are our greatest asset, and we’re committed to unlocking their full potential by fostering a One Team culture and an environment where everyone can contribute their best.
We recruit talented professionals from schools that might not ordinarily send students to our industry. Our Early Insights Program provides undergraduates the chance to learn more about Sixth Street and alternative investing through a mix of professional development, skills training, and networking opportunities.
Our long-standing committee on inclusion and diversity, comprised of leaders across different functions and levels of the firm, is responsible for setting Sixth Street’s strategic priorities related to our One Team culture, recruiting initiatives, and promoting an inclusive work environment.
Our Employee Affinity Groups (“EAGs”) strengthen the Sixth Street community, create opportunities for shared engagement, and offer leadership and mentoring opportunities. Our EAGs are inclusive, welcoming every team member across Sixth Street.
Mentorship at Sixth Street: Our Women’s Network
An Evening in Dallas on Leadership, Culture, and Connection
Responsible Investment Policy
Sixth Street seeks to deliver compelling risk-adjusted returns while conducting our business with high standards of integrity. We believe that environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) factors can affect the performance of our investments. Considering ESG factors allows us to spot risks, anticipate forward trends, and inform our overall investment decision-making. Sixth Street is a signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment. More information on our approach to ESG integration can be found in our Responsible Investment Policy.
Sixth Street Gives is our philanthropic and community engagement platform. We focus on promoting opportunity and economic security by providing financial, volunteer, and other resource support to leading non-profit organizations in the regions where Sixth Street operates. We encourage our people to be leaders within their respective community organizations and believe that, in addition to the financial resources of Sixth Street Gives, contributing the time and social capital of our team is essential to making lasting positive impact.
Sixth Street Gives
The Texas Tribune aims to promote civic engagement to Texans through journalism on public policy, politics, government, and statewide issues. Listen to Sixth Street Co-Founder David Stiepleman’s conversation with Evan Smith, Co-Founder of The Texas Tribune.
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Sixth Street Gives
Harlem Academy is an independent school that drives the equity of opportunity for promising students, guiding them to thrive at the highest academic levels and one day leave a mark on the world.
Sixth Street Gives
Harlem Lacrosse is a school-based non-profit that aims to change the life trajectories of youth through daily academic support, mentoring, leadership training, college readiness career exploration, admissions counseling, and lacrosse instruction.
Sixth Street Gives
KIDS is a national charity where disabled children, young people, and their families are empowered to amplify their voices and champion their rights while gaining practical, life-changing, and creative support.
Sixth Street Gives
CitySquare fights the causes and effects of poverty by providing long-term support, comprehensive services, and empowerment to those in need.
Sixth Street Gives
Bridge Lacrosse provides urban communities with avenues of interaction through lacrosse while focusing on youth development, quality afterschool, and summer programming.
Sixth Street Gives
FYI works with low-income immigrants and first-generation youths to help them succeed in school, navigate life transitions, and prepare them for college and careers.
Sixth Street Gives
Heart House uses education as a catalyst to combat poverty and promote equity amongst refugee children.
Sixth Street Gives
Tipping Point Community is a non-profit organization committed to breaking the cycle of poverty by investing in housing, early childhood, education, and employment solutions.
Sixth Street Gives
The Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco provide community-based youth development services to at-risk adolescence to help them realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens.
Sixth Street Gives
The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula empowers youth in the community with equitable access to social, academic, and career opportunities to help them thrive.
Sixth Street Gives
Mount Tamalpais College is an independent liberal arts college specifically dedicated to serving incarcerated students.
Sixth Street Gives
The Legal Defense Fund fights for racial justice by using the power of law, narrative, research, and people to defend and advance the full dignity and citizenship of Black people in America.
Sixth Street Gives
Off Their Plate partners locally with minority women chefs to feed those experiencing crises in the community through employment and nutrition.
Sixth Street Gives
Sixth Street’s team members in Dallas worked together volunteering for two days with the North Texas Food Bank, packing over 50,000 meals for delivery in support of closing the hunger gap in North Texas.
