Karen is a Senior Advisor at 4DX Ventures. Karen joined Bridgewater in 2006 and heads Investment Research. She oversees teams of investors developing systematic insights on global markets and economies and is a regular author of Bridgewater’s Daily Observations, with a focus on fixed income, monetary and fiscal policy, money and credit flows and portfolio construction. Karen also leads Bridgewater’s ESG research and sustainable investing efforts, and is a member of Harvard Business Schools’ Impact-Weighted Accounts Leadership Council. Karen received her AB from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs with a Certificate in Finance. She is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and serves on the Board of Seeds of Peace, a nonprofit cultivating young leaders to transform conflict in the Middle East and South Asia. Karen was included in Fortune’s 40 Under 40 most influential leaders in business.