Leadership Team
Founded by a senior team from Bridgewater Associates, we have deep expertise in the macro linkages that drive markets and economies. With decades of institutional portfolio engineering experience, we aim to deliver strong, consistent returns—by treating risk as a first principle and building strategies to withstand a wide range of outcomes.
Josh Blanchfield
CEO and CIO
11-year Bridgewater veteran. Led global trading during the 2008 crisis. Built Bridgewater’s China business and focused on commodities research. Harvard physics.
Gavin Walsh
CTO and Head of Training
13 years at Bridgewater leading daily implementation across all strategies. Former Senior Economist at U.S. DOE. MS Quant Finance, Fordham. CFA
Greg Padgett
COO and General Counsel
10 years at the SEC Division of Enforcement. Former litigator at Covington & Burling. JD, Columbia. Harvard history and music.
Peter Joers
Head of Client Services
Former head of a $6B private wealth team at Bank of America. Advised pensions at Bridgewater. MBA, SMU.
Martin Hutter
Director of Investments
At Bridgewater for 13 years. Led Portfolio Construction. Ex McKinsey. Harvard MBA, University of Innsbruck.
Michael Polansky
Chairman
15-year CEO of multiple UHNW family offices. Former Principal at Founders Fund and Investment Associate at Bridgewater. Harvard Applied Math and CS.