Jan
10
The World’s Best Female Poker Player Joins the World’s Biggest Hedge Fund
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Vanessa Selbst, changing careers at 33, now at Dalio’s firm
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Like gambling, investing is ‘also really freaking difficult’
Vanessa Selbst, the most successful woman ever in tournament poker, is working at Bridgewater Associates to learn another big-money grind: hedge funds.
Selbst, who won $11.9 million in prizes over 12 years in the card game, joined the world’s largest hedge fund, according to a person with knowledge of the matter, who asked not to be identified because the information isn’t public. In a Dec. 31 Facebook post announcing a career change, Selbst said she started at an unspecified hedge fund firm four months ago to focus on trading research and strategy. Selbst didn’t respond to messages seeking comment…
The World’s Best Female Poker Player Joins the World’s Biggest Hedge Fund
