If you’re a commodities strategist with a specialism in the oil markets, you will be a popular person in 2026. Kobi Platt has made the most of this popularity and moved to Bridgewater.
Platt didn’t respond to a request to comment for this article, but his LinkedIn account says he has left hedge fund Brevan Howard, where he was head of commodity strategy in New York and has joined Bridgewater, where he is a commodities specialist in the New York office, working hybrid.
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Brevan Howard declined to comment on Platt’s exit.
Before Platt joined Brevan in 2024, he was at Balyasny in Texas. Before Balyasny, he was Deep Basin Capital, Taylor Woods Capital, and Tudor. Platt has wading through the oil market for 20 years.
It’s not clear who will replace him at Brevan. The fund’s head of commodities is Elycia Sherman, a former oil trader at Morgan Stanley. Brevan Howard has been hiring macro portfolio managers this year. It’s also been thriving in equities, despite not having a head of equities.
Last year, Brevan made several rounds of job cuts. There has been less noise about this in 2026, but insiders say the fund has also been clamping down hard on anyone thought to be leaking internal information to the media.
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