Strategy & Mission

Diversity and Inclusion is a top priority at Bridgewater. Learn more about the D&I work that is essential to living out our values and succeeding on our mission.

David describes how benefits are a critical lever for living out our values and commitment to diversity and inclusion. He outlines the importance of starting with the right questions, thinking through second- and third-order consequences, and being both highly systematic and iterative in the approach.

The Human Rights Campaign is the country's premiere organization supporting LGBTQ+ civil rights. Their annual Corporate Equality Index is considered the gold standard for companies and organizations that strive to be inclusive of members of the LGBTQ+ community. Earning a top score of "100," Bridgewater is proud to be recognized as a top workplace for LGBTQ+ talent.

Our investment research seeks to understand and illuminate all the factors that drive global economies, including inequality and its ongoing impact on economic outcomes. Read a selection of our research related to inequality.

Embracing diversity and treasuring our differences is core to who we are. To build a workplace rooted in meaningful work and meaningful relationships, we need to ensure that we are growing the best talent and implementing the right programs and policies to promote and retain them. While we’ve made progress, we know that we still have room to improve. Read more about what we are doing in FundFire’s second annual survey of diversity initiatives at the largest hedge funds.

Institutional Investor wrote about a recently published guide to diversity and inclusion in business from the Alternative Investment Management Association. Bridgewater's efforts were highlighted as a model that has found success in cultivating a more diverse workforce.

This year, Pride Month began against the backdrop of a critical national conversation about race and racial injustice. Leaders of Bridgewater’s LGBTQ+ affinity network, B Proud, wrestled with how to celebrate the month in this context and sent the following email to the company in solidarity and allyship with the Black community. Read the full message.

This case study highlights how Bridgewater’s culture and the quality of our people support our Diversity & Inclusion mission to foster an environment in which people can bring their full selves to work, succeed on the basis of merit, and to eliminate anything that gets in the way of people bringing their best to the table. The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) published a report on the Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) efforts within our industry including a feature of Bridgewater’s culture, D&I efforts, and the personal story of former co-CEO, Eileen Murray.

CEO David McCormick shared the following email with colleagues in response to the protests against racial injustice unfolding across the United States.