Helene Glotzer

Head of Enterprise Risk Management, and Partner Director on Bridgewater’s Operating Board
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As Head of Enterprise Risk Management, Helene is responsible for developing and synthesizing for the CEO and Chairs of the Operating Board of Directors a holistic, cross enterprise view of the most significant risks to Bridgewater. Helene is also a Bridgewater Partner.

From joining Bridgewater in 2007 through earlier this year, Helene led Bridgewater’s compliance function, including creating and maintaining a program designed to uphold regulatory, fiduciary, and client contractual obligations while simultaneously implementing global best practices and standards. In that role she was also responsible for demonstrating assurance to Bridgewater’s clients, auditors, and regulators that Bridgewater’s compliance program meets or exceeds its responsibilities, and for regularly conducting compliance training with Bridgewater employees.

Outside of Bridgewater, Helene serves as Council Member for the Alternative Investment Management Association and as a Director and Member of the Audit Committee on the Board of United Way Worldwide. From 2017 to 2024, Helene served as a Director and Chair of the Audit Committee on the Board of Hartford Healthcare.

In 2018, Helene was named among the “50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds” by The Hedge Fund Journal. She regularly speaks at industry conferences on issues relating to alternative asset management risk, compliance, technology, legal, and diversity and inclusion.

Before joining Bridgewater, Helene spent ten years as an attorney in the Enforcement Division of the US Securities and Exchange Commission. From 2004-2007, she co-headed the enforcement program for the SEC's New York Regional Office, where she oversaw investigations and litigation involving insider trading, market manipulation, accounting fraud, Ponzi schemes, and other fraudulent conduct. She started her career as a litigation associate at Brown & Wood LLP. Helene received her JD from the University of Michigan Law School and her BA from Binghamton University.

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More from Helene Glotzer
May 22, 2024
Head of Enterprise Risk Management Helene Glotzer joins an episode of “Investing In Integrity” to discuss Bridgewater’s culture, how to cultivate high-performing teams, and the leadership values she has garnered over the years.
March 8, 2021
All year long, we ask our best people to represent us on the biggest stages. On International Women’s Day, it is fitting that Karen Karniol-Tambour, Rebecca Patterson, Erin Miles, and Helene Glotzer are talking to the world about their views on markets and leadership.
October 2020
Bridgewater’s Chief Compliance Officer joined a panel discussion where she discussed the intrinsic value of diverse perspectives, the talent imperative for organizations to build diverse, equitable, and inclusive environments, and the unique role senior leaders must play in this work.
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