Hedge Funds

Goldman Sachs star trader Wajih Ahmed joins Balyasny

Ahmed joins the hedge fund after spending almost a decade at Goldman Sachs

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Goldman Sachs star trader Wajih Ahmed has left the bank to join Dmitry Balyasny’s hedge fund as a macro portfolio manager.

Ahmed, who became one of the youngest vice presidents at Goldman Sachs in 2020 at the age of 22, has joined Balyasny Asset Management’s London office.

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