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Bridgewater hires ex-Apple executive as co-CEO

Executive who helped oversee development of the iMac and iPod will join the $154bn hedge fund in May

Then-chairman and CEO of Palm, Jon Rubinstein attends a WSJ interview even in January 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada
Then-chairman and CEO of Palm, Jon Rubinstein attends a WSJ interview even in January 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada Photo: Getty Images

Bridgewater Associates told clients it has hired a former senior executive at Apple as its new co-chief executive, as the world’s largest hedge fund fine-tunes its future leadership.

Jon Rubinstein, who helped oversee the development of the iMac and iPod at Apple, will formally join the firm in May, according to a note to clients on March 10 reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

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