Balyasny Asset Management

At Balyasny Asset Management (BAM), we believe that collaboration, mutual accountability, and constant innovation drive unrivaled performance. We are a diversified global investment firm founded in 2001 by Dmitry Balyasny, Scott Schroeder, and Taylor O'Malley. With over $20 billion in assets under management, we employ more than 1,900 people across 20 offices in the U.S. and Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

Our Investment Approach

Our mission is to deliver consistent, uncorrelated returns for our investors. We do this by following our BAM Philosophy, which emphasizes partnership, humility, adaptability, and teamwork. We believe that inefficiencies grow in gaps between strategies, sectors, and departments, and that collaboration monetizes the gap. Our platform elevates investing teams' performance, and we are a long-term partner - not just a capital provider.

Our Services

We offer a range of investment strategies, including Equities Long/Short, Equities Arbitrage, Macro, Commodities, Systematic, and Growth Equity. Our 165 investment teams are dedicated to generating creative and profitable investment opportunities for our clients. We believe that great ideas come from individuals, and that scaling breakthroughs come from top teams. Our culture attracts top investment talent and the world's most sophisticated limited partners (LPs).

Our Values

At BAM, we value new ideas and solutions that set a high bar for excellence. We believe in partnering internally and externally to form mutually beneficial relationships. We are constantly seeking new information, learning, and evolving, and we value humility and constantly question our assumptions. We adapt to change and have the perseverance and flexibility to weather hard times and accept that good times are fleeting. We own our problems, identify solutions, and get after it.