Hedge Funds

Dalio is still driving Bridgewater — his $160bn hedge fund machine

Billionaire had a plan to give up stewardship of the world’s largest hedge fund firm. A decade later, his word nearly always wins out

Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio
Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio Photo: Getty Images

Ray Dalio had a 10-year succession plan for Bridgewater Associates, the hedge fund he built. It’s year 10. He’s still in charge.

The billionaire has tried single, double and a triad of chief executives. He officially named a young heir apparent and then demoted him after a power struggle. At one point, he named a former Apple executive as co-CEO only to replace him less than a year later.

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