People — Bridgewater Associates
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This is the leadership and people page for Bridgewater Associates, one of the world's largest hedge funds. It describes their approach to combining human insight with machine intelligence in investment decision-making, and lists their executive leadership team including CEO and Co-Chief Investment Officers.
Key Points
- •Bridgewater combines investors, scientists, and technologists focused on integrating human insight with machine intelligence.
- •The firm emphasizes systematic approaches to decision-making, translating ideas into algorithmic/systematic investment processes.
- •Leadership includes CEO Nir Bar Dea and Co-CIOs Bob Prince, Greg Jensen, and Karen Karniol-Tambour.
- •The firm promotes inclusive culture built on shared values of truth, integrity, and equality.
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People
At Bridgewater, we bring together investors, scientists, technologists, and experts in their fields who are united by a commitment to excellence and truth. We look for people with the judgment, curiosity, and resilience to take on complex problems and improve how decisions are made.
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Our teams work collaboratively to combine human insight with machine intelligence—building and evolving the systems that drive our research and investment process. This requires people who are not only strong thinkers, but also builders—able to interrogate our systems by translating ideas into systematic approaches and continuously improving decision-making over time.
To get the most out of everyone, and therefore get to better answers, we are focused on building a truly inclusive environment. To do this, it requires Bridgewater to be a big tent—where vast differences between people and perspectives are made possible by our shared values of truth, integrity, equality, mutual consideration, and a desire to build and improve through thoughtful disagreements with people who are different from us.
Learn more about our Leadership, Partnership, and Board of Directors below.
Our Leadership
Learn more about the members of our Executive Committee. These leaders are responsible for setting the strategy and overall strategic direction of the firm, with support from separate business committees, in pursuit of long-term value for our clients.
Nir Bar Dea
Chief Executive Officer
Bob Prince
Co-Chief Investment Officer
Greg Jensen
Co-Chief Investment Officer
Karen Karniol-Tambour
Co-Chief Investment Officer
Our Partnership
Our Partnership
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Our Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors
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Stories About Our People
Barron’s Names Two Bridgewater Leaders to Its 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance List
March 13, 2026
Erin Miles, Head of Alpha Engine, and Karen Karniol-Tambour, Co-Chief Investment Officer, have been named to Barron’s 2026 list of the 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance. Erin makes her debut on the list, while Karen earns her seventh recognition.
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