Who is Ken Griffin?
BILLIONAIRE, Ken Griffin, put his life-long passion for numbers into action.
He is the founder and CEO of a globally recognized investment firm.
Who is Ken Griffin?
Kenneth C. Griffin, 53, is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the global alternative investment firm, Citadel.
He holds an A.B. in Economics from Harvard College and began trading from his dorm room in 1987, according to his
Ken founded Citadel in 1990, "believing that the integration of exceptional talent, advanced quantitative analytics and leading-edge technology would generate consistent, strong long-term performance."
The firm invests on behalf of public, private and non-profit institutions/partners.
In 2002, the team established Citadel Securities, which has over 1,600 clients and "advocated for and created more open, transparent, competitive and resilient markets, both in the US and abroad."
How many children does Ken Griffin have?
Griffin was first married to Katherine Weingartt, his high school sweetheart, but the pair got divorced in 1996.
He married his second wife, Anne Dias, 52, in 2003, also a fellow Harvard graduate.
She is the founder and CEO of Aragon Global Management.
The pair had three children together but divorced in 2015 after a 12-year marriage.
Griffin maintains joint custody with his ex-wife.
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What is Ken Griffin's net worth?
According to , Griffin's real-time net worth is estimated to be $27.3billion as of March 16, 2022.
He has reportedly donated $45million to community initiatives in cities like Chicago and Miami and has given nearly $1.3billion to various philanthropic causes that "expand access to high-quality education at every level, advance medical research, reduce recidivism and violent crime," and more, according to Griffin's bio.
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