Raoul Pal
Raoul Pal is a globally recognized macro investor, investment strategist, and financial media entrepreneur known for translating complex global economic trends into actionable insights for investors. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of Real Vision, a leading financial media platform that delivers in-depth interviews, documentaries, and research from many of the world’s top investors, economists, and market strategists. Pal is also the Founder of Global Macro Investor, a highly respected subscription-based research service used by hedge funds, family offices, sovereign wealth funds, and institutional allocators. In addition, he is the Co-Founder and CEO of Exponential Age Asset Management, an investment firm focused on opportunities in digital assets and exponential technologies. Earlier in his career, Pal was a global macro hedge fund manager and held senior roles at Goldman Sachs, where he co-managed the firm’s hedge fund sales business in equities and equity derivatives across Europe. He also helped design and appear in the BBC television series Million Dollar Traders, where he trained participants in portfolio construction, risk management, and trading psychology. Today, Raoul Pal is one of the most influential voices in global macro investing, digital assets, and financial education, widely followed for his insights on liquidity cycles, monetary policy, technological disruption, and long-term wealth creation.
Raoul Pal Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Co-Founder and CEO
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Portfolio Manager of GLG Global Macro Fund
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Head of European Hedge Fund Sales
Academic History
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Economics and Law
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Co-Founder and CEO, Real Vision
Co-Founder and CEO, Exponential Age Asset Management
Founder and CEO, Global Macro Investor
Board Member, Sui Foundation
MEDIA PRESENCE & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Raoul Pal is widely regarded as one of the most influential thought leaders in modern finance, followed by investors, traders, and financial professionals seeking clarity on global markets and macroeconomic trends.
He is especially known for his early and vocal advocacy of Bitcoin and digital assets as a new macro asset class, framing crypto within broader themes such as monetary debasement, liquidity cycles, and technological adoption.
Pal regularly shares insights on global liquidity, central bank policy, debt cycles, currencies, equities, and risk management, helping investors connect macroeconomic forces to portfolio decision-making.
Through Real Vision, Global Macro Investor, and his extensive public commentary, he has played a central role in bridging the gap between institutional finance and individual investors worldwide.
His perspectives have been featured, quoted, or profiled in leading financial media outlets including Business Insider, Yahoo! Finance, Benzinga, CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, CoinMarketCap, and others, further cementing his influence in both traditional and digital asset markets.
THE GLOBAL MACRO INVESTOR
Global Macro Investor (GMI) is one of the world’s most respected macroeconomic and investment strategy research services.
The publication serves a selective, global membership that includes hedge funds, family offices, and institutional capital allocators.
GMI combines fundamental macroeconomic analysis with technical market signals to help subscribers understand global economic conditions, asset allocation opportunities, and the evolving role of digital assets.
The research is designed to provide a clear framework for navigating market cycles, managing risk, and identifying long-term investment themes.
EARLY CAREER
Earlier in his career, Raoul Pal served as Head of Hedge Fund Sales in Equities and Equity Derivatives at Goldman Sachs, where he worked closely with many of the world’s largest and most sophisticated hedge funds.
He later became a portfolio manager at GLG Partners, one of Europe’s largest hedge fund platforms at the time, where he ran a global macro strategy.
During this period, Pal developed deep relationships across the hedge fund industry and gained firsthand exposure to a wide range of investment styles, risk management approaches, and macro trading frameworks that continue to influence his work today.