Hedge fund CEO gives $3bn to Carnegie Mellon University in historic donation
Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference 2026 in Beverly Hills, California, on 5 May 2026. Photograph: Mike Blake/ReutersView image in fullscreenKen Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference 2026 in Beverly Hills, California, on 5 May 2026. The money is going toward a new Miami campus as well as big investments at the university’s longtime home in Pittsburgh.Part of the funding will be used to develop Carnegie Mellon’s presence in Miami, Florida, where Griffin lives and where Citadel is now headquartered.
- ▪Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference 2026 in Beverly Hills, California, on 5 May 2026.
- ▪Photograph: Mike Blake/ReutersView image in fullscreenKen Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference 2026 in Beverly Hills, California, on 5 May 2026.
- ▪The money is going toward a new Miami campus as well as big investments at the university’s longtime home in Pittsburgh.Part of the funding will be used to develop Carnegie Mellon’s presence in Miami, Florida, where Griffin lives and where
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Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference 2026 in Beverly Hills, California, on 5 May 2026. Photograph: Mike Blake/ReutersView image in fullscreenKen Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference 2026 in Beverly Hills, California, on 5 May 2026. Photograph: Mike Blake/ReutersUS universitiesHedge fund CEO gives $3bn to Carnegie Mellon University in historic donationUnprecedented university donation from Citadel CEO Ken Griffin will go toward building a new Miami campusMarina DunbarWed 30 Sep 2026 11.13 EDTLast modified on Wed 30 Sep 2026 11.14 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleCarnegie Mellon University will receive an unprecedented $3bn donation from billionaire investor Ken Griffin, making…
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