Raymond Dalio is the Founder of Bridgewater Associates and also serves as its Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Investment Officer. He heads the senior investment team that directs the research effort. He is the Founder and currently serves as President and Director at Dalio Philanthropies, is a Board Memeber at Grameen America and an Advisor at Breakthrough Energy Coalition and is an Angel Investor. Dalio has over 35 years of experience in the financial field. He joined Shearson Hayden Stone, where he was in charge of the Institutional Futures Department. Dalio served as the Director of Commodities at Dominick and Dominick. He serves as a Director of Grameen America. Dalio received an M.B.A. degree in Finance from Harvard Business School in 1973 and a BA from C.W. Post College University.