Mr. Spokes is the Managing Partner and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Farallon. Before joining us in 1997, Mr. Spokes worked in the investment banking division of Goldman Sachs for ten years, most of which time he spent in Europe and Asia. At the time of his departure Mr. Spokes was an Executive Director and Head of Corporate Finance for Goldman Sachs (Asia). Mr. Spokes graduated with a B.A./M.A. in Chemistry from Oxford University.