Ray Dalio Steps Down From CEO Position at Bridgewater Associates

March 1, 2017 2:52 pm
American businessman and founder of the investment firm Bridgewater Associates, Ray Dalio, visits LinkedIn for an interview (Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for LinkedIn)
American businessman and founder of the investment firm Bridgewater Associates, Ray Dalio, visits LinkedIn for an interview (Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for LinkedIn)
Ray Dalio during The Global Opportunities panel at the 6th annual CNBC Institutional Investor Delivering Alpha Conference (Heidi Gutman/CNBC/NBCU Photo Bank)
Ray Dalio during The Global Opportunities panel at the 6th annual CNBC Institutional Investor Delivering Alpha Conference (Heidi Gutman/CNBC/NBCU Photo Bank)
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Ray Dalio is expected to step down from his management position at Bridgewater Associates by April 2017 as part of a major shakeup at the company, according to Business Insider.

In a memo released on LinkedIn, Dalio outlines details his management changes, as well as his own transition to co-chief investment officer and his pledge to “remain a professional investor at Bridgewater until I die.”

Employees of the hedge fund Bridgewater Associates Inc., gather for a group portrait (Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg)
Employees of the hedge fund Bridgewater Associates Inc., gather for a group portrait (Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg)
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This change is an expression of Bridgewater’s “partnership model” of leadership, in which co-CEOs run each department under the oversight of co-chairmen. Additionally, the company fosters a “radical truth” environment in which employees rate each other on proprietary iPad apps, and most company meetings are recorded in the interest of transparency. Consequently, employee turnover isn’t uncommon.

Read the full memo on LinkedIn for more information about Dalio’s shift.

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