Bridgewater Chief Scientist Sekhon Joins Google DeepMind Amid the Leadership Reshuffle
Reuters·low signal
Reuters reported exclusively that Bridgewater Associates' chief scientist Sekhon is joining Google DeepMind, landing the same day as the Hassabis role change and Jeff Dean's departure. The timing is the signal: DeepMind is hiring senior quantitative science leadership inward while its chief scientist and a senior fellow exit to found a competitor. Single-source at time of writing with no independent confirmation of role or start date.