- Source of Wealth: Bridgewater Associates
- Age: 70
- Birth Place: New York City, USA
- Marital Status: Married
- Full Name: Ray Dalio
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: August 1 , 1949
- Ethnicity: Caucasian
- Occupation: Businessman
- Education: Long Island University, Harvard Business School, Harvard University
Best recognized as the founder of the investment firm Bridgewater Associates, Ray Dalio is an American businessman with an estimated net worth of $16.9 billion in July 2019. He was named as one of the top 50 most influential people by Bloomberg Markets. In 2012, he was included in the list of top 100 most influential personalities in the world by Time magazine.
After completing his MBA degree at Harvard Business School, Ray Dalio decided to work in the New York Stock Exchange. Later on, he was hired by Dominick & Dominick LLC as the Director of Commodities. A year after he started working for Shearson Hayden Stone, he founded Bridgewater Associates, an investment management firm based in Westpoint Connecticut. Managing over $120 worth of assets, Bridgewater Associates was considered as the largest hedge fund managing company in the world in 2012.
As of March 2012, Ray Dalio was named by Forbes as the 88th richest person in the world and 44th wealthiest man in America with his $10 billion worth of assets.
