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Summer 2027 Investment Intern - Global Macro

Dalio Family Office

Dalio Family Office Overview:

The Dalio Family Office (DFO) supports Barbara and Ray Dalio and their family in their ventures, investments, and philanthropic efforts under Dalio Philanthropies, which includes OceanX, Dalio Education, Endless Network, and the Beijing Dalio Foundation. The core of the DFO's culture is built around meaningful work and meaningful relationships and the family's commitment to giving back. The office is headquartered in Westport, CT with regional offices in New York City, Singapore, and Abu Dhabi.

Position Summary:

We have 2 Investment Internships open for Summer 2027. These Investment Interns will serve on the Global Macro Team. This team collaborates with Mr. Ray Dalio on key initiatives and conducts cutting-edge macroeconomic and markets research. In turn, the research directly impacts the DFO's investments, and much of it is published externally and read by the top policymakers and thinkers globally. Our work orients towards the biggest things going on in the world, whether that be economic crises, asset bubbles, AI's impact on the economy, wars, big new government policies and more. The work is fast paced and challenging, and requires curiosity, creativity and an ability to excel across multiple disciplines (markets, economics, statistics, analytics, history, writing, and more). This internship typically starts in June and runs through the end of August. This internship will require in-office presence in New York City.  

Day-to-day responsibilities would include a combination of the following:

• Conduct major research macroeconomic and market research projects 
• Partner with the investment associate and leaders to synthesize findings in investment memos 
• Codifying investment understanding in timeless and universal investment systems (typically, by programming them in Python) 
• Coming up with new ideas and perceptions that drive the research agenda 
• Participating in meetings that help develop the process for DFO portfolio construction and diagnostics 
• Collaborate with global investment teams to ensure consistent execution standards and process improvements 
• Additional duties as assigned 

The ideal candidate will possess the following knowledge, skills, attributes, and values:

• Ability to work highly flexible hours
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's degree, with exceptional academic performance
• Strong statistics skillset
• Proficiency in Python programming and automation tools
• Demonstrated interest in macroeconomics and investing

Illustrative Benefits:    

• Friday summer hours
• Monthly community happy hours
• Hybrid work environment
• Free catered food services for in-office days
• Casual dress code   

Qualifications:

• Academic excellence in a high performing environment. All majors are welcome to apply 
• Independent thinker, with sound logic and machine-like thinking  
• Strong conceptual thinking and analytical thinking 
• Strong statistics skillset  
• Passionate about markets, economics, and studying how the world works. 
• Intellectually curious and possess strong critical reasoning skills  
• A highly motivated self-starter with a desire to "roll up his/her sleeves" to get the job done, and to learn 
• A strong coder, but also comfortable flexing into a wide range of other work 
• Passionate about data visualization and communicating complex topics in "simple but not simplistic" ways 
• Resourceful in thinking "outside the box" and finding ways to obtain information when needed 
• Conceptual and analytical  
• Able to deal with ambiguity well  
• An individual with strong sense of initiative and ownership of projects  

Application Deadline: September 30th, 2026

Compensation:

Compensation for the role includes a weekly wage of $2,800- $3,461(based upon a 40-hour work week). This position is eligible for statutory benefits only. 

Please note we are unable to provide immigration sponsorship for this position.

At the DFO, we believe our biggest asset is our people. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. The DFO treats all candidates and employees with respect and does not discriminate in our recruiting, hiring, and promoting processes and general treatment during employment, including on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, veteran status, or disability.