Bob Prince
Co-Chief Investment Officer
Bob Prince is Co-Chief Investment Officer for Bridgewater Associates and is a Director on Bridgewater’s Operating Board of Directors.
As Co-Chief Investment Officer, Bob is responsible for managing the company's investment process. Since joining Bridgewater in 1986, he has been a partner in developing all aspects of Bridgewater’s investment process and products. In the five years prior to joining Bridgewater, Bob was responsible for asset/liability management, investment portfolio management, and the Treasury function for First National Bank of Tulsa, where he worked with Bridgewater in the development of associated strategies. Bob graduated from the University of Tulsa with an MBA and a degree in Finance.
More from Bob Prince
October 15, 2024
The biggest drivers of market outcomes today are the limits policy makers face and how they choose to navigate them. Our CIOs describe this dynamic and how it creates opportunities for investors.
September 25, 2024
In a moderated conversation, Rohit and Bob discuss how they each approach portfolio resilience at their respective organizations and the potential opportunities they see in markets today.
July 16, 2024
Our CIOs discuss why the expansion is likely to stay durable even as it slows, why a sustained expansion with central bank easing isn’t as good for assets as it might seem, and the opportunities they see.
June 18, 2024
Throughout history, certain companies have dominated the equity market, but co-CIO Bob Prince explores how the process of creative destruction makes staying on top for long periods of time very difficult.
May 13, 2024
Swings in corporate spending are a material reinforcing mechanism to growth on both the upside and the downside. Co-CIO Bob Prince explains that as conditions have strengthened and profits have improved, businesses are now increasing plans to spend, particularly across sectors with secular tailwinds.
April 9, 2024
With inflation stalled above target and growth remaining strong, co-CIO Bob Prince tells the Financial Times that the Fed is “off track” from cutting rates—the question is how far.
June 30, 2022
Partnering with clients to solve their biggest challenges has always been at the heart of everything we do. In an interview with Top1000Funds, Co-CIO Bob Prince, President and Chief Commercial Officer Kyle Delaney, and Head of Americas Brian Lawlor describe today’s challenging environment, the greater need for partnership, and Bridgewater’s efforts in helping clients achieve their strategic objectives.
With 30 years of experience assessing markets with Bridgewater, Bob Prince believes the way to add value is by being an independent thinker. In a Q&A with Business Insider, he explains how candor, transparency, and an idea meritocracy have built a culture where independent thinkers generate excellence.
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