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Brian: together at Bridgewater Associates
About
Brian Kreiter is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Braidwell and, in 2022, co-founded Braidwell Labs, which conducts bench-side due diligence and functions as a discovery and launch engine for new technologies and medicines. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer of Bridgewater Associates, where he was a member of the Board of Directors, Chief of Staff to founder Ray Dalio, and Department Head of both Client Service and Investment Research; he also chaired the board of Elemental Cognition and earlier worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company. He co-founded the nonprofits LIFT in 1998 and NeighborShare in 2020, holds a B.A. from Yale University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, and received the 2004 National Jefferson Award for Public Service.
Experience
- BraidwellCo-Founder and Chief Executive Officercurrent2021 — presentStamford, Connecticut, United States
- NeighborShareCo-Foundercurrent2020 — present
- LIFT, Inc.Co-Foundercurrent1998 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
- Bridgewater AssociatesChief Operating Officer2020 — 2021Westport, Connecticut
- Bridgewater AssociatesChief of Staff, Founder / Board Chairs2016 — 2020Westport, Connecticut
- Bridgewater AssociatesHead of Client Service & Marketing2014 — 2016Westport, Connecticut
- Bridgewater AssociatesHead of Research Department2011 — 2014Westport, Connecticut
- Bridgewater AssociatesHead of Research Analytics2008 — 2011Westport, Connecticut
- Elemental CognitionDirector2015 — 2021Westport, Connecticut
- The Aspen InstituteFinance Leaders Fellow2016 — 2018Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- McKinsey & CompanyManagement Consultant2006 — 2008
- City of ChicagoAssistant To The Mayor2005 — 2006
- Kreiter Greitens LLCPartner2001 — 2003
- Powerdime Technologies LLCChief Executive Officer2000 — 2001
Skills & more
Strategy80Alternative Investments32Asset Management35Business Strategy34Corporate Development31Entrepreneurship45Hedge Funds59Management Consulting21
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Colleagues at Braidwell
Adam Greene
Partner at Deerfield Management Company
Alex Karnal
Chief Investment Officer at Braidwell
Alexander Karal
Executive Officer at Braidwell
Colin Bettison
Executive Officer at Braidwell
Jonathan Lee
Partner at Braidwell
Manish Mital
Executive Officer at Braidwell
Narendra Nayak
Partner at Deerfield Management Company
Zachary Leach
Director at Ironwood Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brian Kreiter?
- Brian Kreiter is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Braidwell and, in 2022, co-founded Braidwell Labs, which conducts bench-side due diligence and functions as a discovery and launch engine for new technologies and medicines. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer of Bridgewater Associates, where he was a member of the Board of Directors, Chief of Staff to founder Ray Dalio, and Department Head of both Client Service and Investment Research; he also chaired the board of Elemental Cognition and earlier worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company. He co-founded the nonprofits LIFT in 1998 and NeighborShare in 2020, holds a B.A. from Yale University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, and received the 2004 National Jefferson Award for Public Service.
- Where does Brian Kreiter work?
- Brian Kreiter is Chief Executive Officer at Braidwell.
- Where did Brian Kreiter go to school?
- Brian Kreiter studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); Yale University (Bachelor's degree).
Founder mafias
Harvard Business School mafia892
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Tim DraperMBAFounded Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrMBAFounded Pattern BreakersHristo BorisovOPM Class 64Founded PayhawkNoubar AfeyanVisiting LecturerFounded ProFound Therapeutics +13Wade MyersMBAFounded RealManage +6Wade MyersMBAFounded RealManage +6
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McKinsey & Company mafia736
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Elad GilConsultantFounded Brain Co. +1Mike SpeiserAssociateFounded Pure StorageFabrice GrindaConsultantFounded FJ labsTony XuBusiness AnalystFounded DoorDashAlexandre ProtAssociateFounded Smartven +1Jagmeet LambaSenior Strategy ConsultantFounded Certa +3
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Yale University mafia373
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Michael SeibelBAFounded SocialCamBen SilbermannB.A.Founded Audiobeta +2Justin KanPhysics and PhilosophyFounded Stash +6Jonathan RothbergDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Raindance Technologies +4Donald IngberDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Unravel Biosciences +3Kevin RyanBAFounded Transcend Therapeutics +2
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Bridgewater Associates mafia79
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Max NovendsternAnalystFounded Tools for Humanity +2Margaret WangManager, China Strategy and OversightFounded Rhea Fertility +1Conor MurrayTechnology AssociateFounded Open Invest +1Phillip WeiTechnology AssociateFounded Deliveroo +1Michael HeinrichPortfolio ConstructionFounded OG Labs +1Dhruv GuptaTechnology Associate InternFounded Drumkit +1
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Elemental Cognition mafia3
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Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School2,000
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Shared employers
Also worked at LIFT, Inc.1
Also worked at Bridgewater Associates169
Max NovendsternCo-founder of Tools for Humanity; founder of ManaCoen ArmstrongInvestor at Spark CapitalJared FriedmanYC Group PartnerAnkit GuptaGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorMark LurieVenture Partner at FJ LabsNicole FraenkelInvestor at Khosla Ventures
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Also worked at Elemental Cognition5
Also worked at The Aspen Institute142
Toby CoppelCo-founder and Partner at Mosaic VenturesChandar LalPartner at Mosaic VenturesDavid Rosenthal, MDVenture Partner at AlleyCorpGary LauderFounder at Lauder PartnersJoshua BaerFounder & CEO at Capital FactorySamara Mejia HernandezFounding Partner at Chingona Ventures
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