Margo L. Cook

With more than 30 years of executive leadership, operating experience and innovative thinking as an investor, CIO and business leader in the asset management industry, Margo Cook is Co-Chair of Bridgewater’s Operating Board of Directors. Margo was the President of Nuveen Advisory Services, responsible for over $1 trillion in assets in 24 countries and prior to the integration of TIAA and Nuveen’s asset management businesses, Margo served as Co-President of Nuveen Investments. Prior to Nuveen, Margo led the institutional asset management business at Bear Stearns Asset Management and was CIO of the institutional business at BNY Mellon. Before becoming CIO, Margo was the Head of Fixed Income for several years.

In addition to answering questions such as “what is going on with the disconnect between the market and the world?” Margo spoke with us about the transformative gift she and her wife made to encourage women to go into finance and her vision for how women can transform the field of investing.