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Dmitry Balyasny

Founder & CEO, Balyasny Asset Management

Search every verified Dmitry Balyasny interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Dmitry Balyasny, founder and chief investment officer of Balyasny Asset Management (BAM), has been discussing the firm's expansion and the role of artificial intelligence in investing. In December 2025, he announced the firm's plans to scale up in Abu Dhabi, describing it as a "natural regional expansion" from its existing Dubai office. Balyasny said the firm is "not really looking" to sell any portion of the company, noting that BAM is "all partner owned" with 20 partners and is focused on adding more partners and growing the business. He also stated that the firm has built over 2,000 automated AI agents running roughly 5,000 tasks daily, which he said allows the firm to direct AI "like having a thousand analysts at your disposal." Balyasny has also shared his views on the investment landscape and career advice. He identified an "AI surprise" as the largest realistic tail risk for 2026, citing the potential for either a pullback in spending by hyperscalers or an acceleration of AI that leads to job losses before retraining. Reflecting on his own career, Balyasny said he wished he had invested more aggressively across strategies earlier and had been more serious about hiring top people to manage areas outside of equities. He has advised young people to enter finance only if they have a genuine passion for investing, stating that "if the only reason you're going into it is because you think you're going to make a lot of money, that's not a great reason."

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