Key Takeaways
- • Steve Secundo, a Senior Portfolio Strategist in Bridgewater Associates' Alpha Engine, has been named to Institutional Investor's 2025 Hedge Fund Rising Stars list.
- • Secundo joined Bridgewater in 2008 after previously serving as a senior investor in its Global Currencies Research group.
- • His remit spans global macroeconomics and asset-class research across currencies, interest rates, commodities, and equities, and he works directly with Bridgewater's co-CIOs.
- • Secundo serves as a contributor and editor for the Bridgewater Daily Observations, which reaches institutional investors and policy makers.
Summary
Steve Secundo has been recognized by Institutional Investor as one of its 2025 Hedge Fund Rising Stars, according to the publication's profile of him and a post by Bridgewater Associates congratulating him on the honor. Secundo is a Senior Portfolio Strategist in Bridgewater's Alpha Engine, a group of senior investors who work closely with the firm's co-CIOs and partner directly with clients on complex investment priorities.
Secundo joined Bridgewater in 2008 and was previously a senior investor within the Global Currencies Research group, where he shaped strategy and investment insights across developed and emerging markets. His expertise covers Bridgewater's investment process, portfolio structuring, global macroeconomics, and asset-class research spanning global currencies, interest rates, commodities, and equities. Institutional Investor's coverage notes that he has worked on research projects that inform Bridgewater's strategies, with clients including sovereign wealth funds, central banks, pension funds, endowments, and large corporations.
Secundo is also a contributor and editor for the Bridgewater Daily Observations, which shares research with institutional investors and policy makers globally. He holds a B.A. in Economics and Mathematics from Wesleyan University (2007) and an M.S. in Quantitative Finance from Fordham University (2008).
Institutional Investor's 2025 list was published alongside a companion profile of Matthew Sharp of Viking Global Investors, the other rising star highlighted in the same coverage.
Secundo joined Bridgewater in 2008 and was previously a senior investor within the Global Currencies Research group, where he shaped strategy and investment insights across developed and emerging markets. His expertise covers Bridgewater's investment process, portfolio structuring, global macroeconomics, and asset-class research spanning global currencies, interest rates, commodities, and equities. Institutional Investor's coverage notes that he has worked on research projects that inform Bridgewater's strategies, with clients including sovereign wealth funds, central banks, pension funds, endowments, and large corporations.
Secundo is also a contributor and editor for the Bridgewater Daily Observations, which shares research with institutional investors and policy makers globally. He holds a B.A. in Economics and Mathematics from Wesleyan University (2007) and an M.S. in Quantitative Finance from Fordham University (2008).
Institutional Investor's 2025 list was published alongside a companion profile of Matthew Sharp of Viking Global Investors, the other rising star highlighted in the same coverage.
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