Newton – Newton native Ben Gifford used to work for a hedge fund that manages billions of dollars for foreign governments, universities, pension funds and central banks. Now, he is managing muffin orders for his on-the-go bakery, Double or Muffin, and loving the change.
After a year and a half working at the hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, Gifford decided macroeconomics wasn’t for him. A 2006 Newton South graduate, Gifford thought back to a conversation he had during the summer of 2010 with his friend Sean Pears while waiting in line for coffee at Lincoln Street Coffee in Newton Highlands.
