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Bridgewater Associates
Bridgewater Associates, LP is a global macro investment firm founded in 1975 whose mission is to develop a fundamental, cause-and-effect understanding of how...
Bridgewater Associates
Bridgewater Associates, LP is a global macro investment firm founded in 1975 whose mission is to develop a fundamental, cause-and-effect understanding of how markets and economies work and translate that into insights, returns, and solutions for the world’s leading institutional investors (per firm website). It advises certain private investment funds and institutional clients such as pension funds, endowments, foundations, foreign governments, and central banks, and is not available to most other investors (per firm website disclaimer). Headquartered at One Nyala Farms Road, Westport, CT 06880, the firm reported approximately $150.2 billion in regulatory assets under management across 133 client accounts with 1,135 employees in its most recent SEC Form ADV filing (per Form ADV data as of 2026). Core strategies include Pure Alpha (active diversified alpha, launched 1991) and All Weather (risk-parity beta approach pioneered 1996) (per firm research pages). It has advanced AI integration via AIA Labs, which manages real capital and partners with Pure Alpha (per firm AIA Labs page). Leadership includes CEO Nir Bar Dea (since 2022) and Co-CIOs Bob Prince, Greg Jensen, and Karen Karniol-Tambour (per firm people page). The firm has emphasized agility through AUM capping and expanded employee ownership (per firm news references).
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
1975
AUM
$150B (Form ADV)
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Westport
Corporate office
Westport, CT, United States
Additional offices
San Mateo · Hong Kong · Shanghai
Principals
Nir Bar Dea
Chief Executive Officer
Bob Prince
Co-Chief Investment Officer and Chair of Bridgewater’s Board of Directors
Greg Jensen
Co-Chief Investment Officer
Karen Karniol-Tambour
Co-Chief Investment Officer
Céline Dufétel
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
Porter Diehl
Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Head of Total Portfolio Strategies
Frequently asked questions
What is Bridgewater Associates' AUM?
Bridgewater Associates, LP reported approximately $150.2 billion in regulatory assets under management across 133 accounts in its most recent SEC Form ADV filing (per Form ADV data as of 2026).
When was Bridgewater Associates founded and by whom?
Bridgewater Associates was founded in 1975 by Ray Dalio from his two-bedroom apartment (per firm website Our Founder and home pages).
Where is Bridgewater Associates headquartered?
The firm is headquartered at One Nyala Farms Road, Westport, CT 06880, USA (per firm website).
What are Bridgewater's main investment strategies?
Primary strategies include Pure Alpha (active global macro alpha, launched 1991), All Weather (risk-parity approach launched 1996), and AIA Labs AI-driven strategies that manage real capital and integrate with Pure Alpha (per firm website research and AIA Labs pages).
Who leads Bridgewater Associates currently?
Nir Bar Dea serves as CEO (since 2022), with Co-CIOs Bob Prince (also Board Chair), Greg Jensen, and Karen Karniol-Tambour, plus CFO/COO Céline Dufétel and Deputy CEO Porter Diehl (per firm people page as of 2026).
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