you consent to the use of cookies . close menu welcome principles & culture what we do technology & innovation careers community contact clients welcome principles & culture what we do technology & innovation careers community contact bridgewater is a community of people who are driven to achieve excellence in their work and their relationships through radical truth and radical transparency . grounds of bridgewater headquarters in westport ct radical truth & radical transparency openly and thoughtfully disagreeing on important issues is the most powerful way of creating meaningful work meaningful relationships and great outcomes . bridgewater headquarters in westport ct mount everest has a bridgewater moment principles & culture our unique success is the direct result of our unique way of being . we want an idea meritocracy in which meaningful work and meaningful relationships are pursued through radical truth and radical transparency . we require people to be extremely open air disagreements test each other s logic and view discovering mistakes and weaknesses as a good thing that leads to improvement and innovation . it is by continually striving together for the highest levels of truth and excellence that we create meaningful work and meaningful relationships . we are both idealistic and practical . we believe that creating excellent outcomes requires setting ambitious goals and applying our understanding of how the world works as reflected in principles to achieve them . our principles are ways of dealing with situations . they are the evolving record of our understanding of what works well . they re not just read and followed but stress tested on an individual and collective level as our shared approach to working together . as bridgewater is an idea meritocracy in which we value independent thinking we urge you to read and assess them for yourself . company culture and the power of thoughtful disagreement bridgewater founder ray dalio discusses meaningful work and meaningful relationships through radical truth and radical transparency . learn more about our principles we believe that producing excellence requires approaching both work and people in a principled way . above all else we want to figure out what is true and figure out how best to deal with it . principles.com culture of openness employees share what it s like here from radical transparency and principle based decision making to embracing what you don t know and how that drives innovation . what we do bridgewater associates is focused on understanding how the world works . by having the deepest possible understanding of the global economy and financial markets and translating that understanding into great portfolios and strategic partnerships with institutional clients we ve built a distinct track record of success . we ve done this for more than 40 years by having great people operate in a culture of radical truth and radical transparency . today we manage over 150 billion for approximately 350 of the largest and most sophisticated global institutional clients including public and corporate pension funds university endowments charitable foundations supranational agencies sovereign wealth funds and central banks . the research team shares insights at its weekly what s going on in the world meeting . creating unique insights bridgewater has historically focused on building the best possible understanding of global economies and markets . click below to access a collection of our best thinking and insights . research library how the economic machine works bridgewater founder ray dalio explains how the economy works in a simple mechanical way . economicprinciples.org client & industry recognition bridgewater has been shaping an industry for the past 40 years . click below to access a collection of press and media about us from major news outlets . media archive meaningful work meaningful relationships the mutual trust built from being radically transparent and honest with our thoughts and from pushing each other to continually improve leads to lasting relationships . technology & innovation we are engineering systems to understand the world . our philosophy is that the world can be understood and we strive to build a fundamental cause and effect understanding of markets and management . technology is crucial to advancing our mission . our technologists collaborate with our researchers and managers to design engineer and run platforms which enable systemization and scale in everything we do . technology channel careers it takes all types to make bridgewater great . if you re someone who enjoys creating innovative ways to reach ambitious goals who is open to and energized by receiving honest feedback and who likes asking and being asked why then we should talk . we don t just look for people who can do a particular job . we look for people we want to share our lives with . learn what it s like to work here inside bridgewater explore our jobs job center still a student campus recruiting community meaningful relationships are just as important as meaningful work both are required and mutually reinforcing . so we support relationships to help them grow organically with people having many options for getting involved in the community if they choose to . for example we are now home to 87 common interest support diversity and activity groups ranging from sports teams and health and wellness groups to book and car clubs and a community garden . we gather families for our big summer and halloween parties and have many other celebrations throughout the year including an annual talentfest and our unique scrum race . and we encourage people to get together on their own to do whatever interests them by helping pay for events they organize themselves . the scrum what began as a challenge between a handful of employees in 2004 is now one of our most beloved traditions . every year more than 100 participants take the plunge and race around our headquarters running swimming and scrumming their way to the finish line . bridgewater 40th anniversary in june 2015 we paused to look back at our evolution over 40 years . during an evening of storytelling and festivities we reminisced about our past before dancing the night away . view slideshow community outreach building meaningful relationships through meaningful work is at the heart of who we are . our community is always exploring ways to come together . from building homes to fundraising for causes to planting community gardens we encourage our employees to support what they care about . read more contact bridgewater associates is located in westport connecticut about one hour from new york city . addressone glendinning placewestport ct 06880 phone 1 203 226 3030 2016 bridgewater associates lp . all rights reserved terms of useprivacy policy