Ray Dalio
Chair and founder of bridgewater associates
Ray Dalio is the billionaire founder of Bridgewater Associates. Bridgewater was established in 1975 out of a two-bedroom apartment in New York and has grown into the fifth most important private company in the U.S. according to Fortune Magazine. Bridgewater Associates currently has $160 billion in assets under management.
Ray Dalio is author of The New York Times bestseller, Principles. In 2018 a second title called Principles For Understanding Big Debt Crises was published. Both books have been made freely available via download.
Ray Dalio has also given over $750 million to philanthropic causes.
How the Economic Machine Works by Ray Dalio.
19th November 2018
Ray Dalio on career, market cycles, China debt.
American investor, hedge fund manager and philanthropist. He is the former chairman and president of Duquesne Capital, which he founded in 1981. He closed the fund in August 2010 because he felt unable to deliver high returns to his clients.[2] At the time of closing, Duquesne Capital had over $12 billion in assets.
Markets Covered & AUM
- Global macro views
- Expert in individual asymmetrical positioning.
- AUM: Prior to retiring $12 billion