Sean Macrae

Sean Macrae joined Bridgewater in 2008 and is Head of Research within the Alpha Engine as well as a Partner at the firm. He partners closely with the co-CIOs to ensure the Alpha Engine is delivering against its key strategic priorities, including portfolio oversight, investment and resource prioritization, and the management of investment leads.

Prior to his current role, Sean was Co-Head of Research Analytics and led Bridgewater’s currency investment research, building and overseeing systematic investment strategies responsible for the firm’s currency views in the developed and emerging world. He also previously led Bridgewater’s China research, working closely with the co-CIOs to understand China’s growing role on the global financial and economic landscape and provide insight on investing in China to Bridgewater clients. Sean oversaw the firm’s Investment Associate talent program and led the nine-month intensive first-year investment development program to train and assess new hires on the core macroeconomic fundamentals, linkages, and asset classes Bridgewater trades.

He is a 2020 Atlantic Council Millennium Fellow and graduated from Dartmouth College with a major in Economics and minor in Japanese.