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Katie joined Bridgewater in 2007 and is currently Deputy Head of Client Service and a Partner of the firm. In this role, she drives the strategic and commercial goals of the department and oversees our global institutional advisory business, ensuring Bridgewater is providing thought partnership to help our clients meet their objectives. She is also a leader in the firm’s Women’s Influence Network, where she coaches and mentors young professionals. Katie previously was the Head of Americas, and she began as an Investment Associate in the Trading group, where she focused on foreign currency trading strategies.

Larry serves as Co-Head of Fixed Income Research and is a Partner of the firm. He is a regular author of Bridgewater Daily Observations where he served as Editor several years prior. Before joining Bridgewater in 2009, Larry spent most of his career at UBS in various trading and management roles which included Managing Director of the UBS Distressed Asset Workout Group and Head of Sales and Trading for fixed income financing. He represented UBS at the New York Federal Reserve’s primary dealer finance meetings as well as at SIFMA and the European Repo council. He was also a board member of UBS LLC.

Sean Macrae joined Bridgewater in 2008 and is co-Head of the Investment Engine and a Partner at the firm. He shares responsibility for the strategy and oversight of our Investment Engine and partners with the CIOs and Investment Committee to set and drive the firm’s key investment strategies and priorities in the Research department.

Atul joined Bridgewater in 2011 and currently serves as Head of Macro Equities. He is a member of Bridgewater’s Investment Committee, responsible for undertaking the firm’s most significant investment decisions, and is a Partner at the firm. Atul’s focus is overseeing Bridgewater’s key country level outright and diff equity trading systems as well as exploring new areas of diversifying alpha, such as the development of new “bottom-to-top” equity strategies. Before his work in equities, Atul spent several years leading Bridgewater’s commodity team with a special focus on oil. His views on markets and the economy frequently feature in the firm’s daily research pieces, Bridgewater Daily Observations.

Alex joined Bridgewater in 2009 and is Co-Head of Fixed Income Research. He is a Partner of the firm and serves as a member of the Investment Committee, which is responsible for making Bridgewater’s most significant investment decisions. Alex builds and oversees key portions of the firm’s investment systems, with a focus on the understanding and prediction of money flows and their impact on markets. His work has included the ripple effects of quantitative easing on global markets, systematic projections of credit supply and demand, the impact of coordinated monetary and fiscal policies, and the supply/demand dynamics of the gold market. He also plays a significant leadership role in the development of cutting-edge technologies for Bridgewater’s investment process.

Aaron joined Bridgewater in 2004 and is Head of Investment Implementation and a Partner of the firm. He is responsible for day-to-day global systematic investing activities, ensuring that our portfolios reflect the richness of our insight in line with the Investment Committee and co-CIOs’ intent. Reporting to the CEO and Deputy CEO, Aaron oversees Data, Signal Generation, Portfolio Construction, Cash Management, Trade Execution, and Counterparty Relationships teams.

Rob is Co-Head of Portfolio Construction and is responsible for the oversight and implementation of Bridgewater's investment process in the Investment Implementation group, which converts Bridgewater’s views into portfolios by applying an understanding of risk controls, security selection, transaction costs, and other factors.

Equities are discounting higher interest rates but not the tightening’s impact on growth and earnings or the possibility that even more tightening will be needed to bring inflation down.