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| Name | Kenneth C. Griffin |
| First Name | Kenneth |
| Last Name | C. Griffin |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Birthday | October 15 |
| Birth Year | 1968 |
| Place of Birth | Daytona Beach |
| Home Town | Florida |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | loren Griffin |
| Spouse | Anne Dias-Griffin , Katherine Weingartt |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Kenneth C. Griffin Biography
Kenneth C. Griffin is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on October 15, 1968 in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States.
Kenneth Cordele Griffin (born October 15, 1968) is an American hedge fund manager and billionaire. He is the chief executive (CEO) of the investment firm Citadel, which he founded in 1990. Citadel operates with an estimated $32 billion in investment capital.
Griffin started at Harvard College in the fall of 1986. That year, Griffin first began investing after finding what he believed were inefficiencies in the convertible bonds market, which allows company bonds to be converted into stock. He convinced school administrators to allow him to install a satellite dish on the roof of Cabot House for receiving stock quotes. He also asked Terrence J. O’Connor, the manager of convertible bonds at Merrill Lynch in Boston, to open a brokerage account for him with $100,000 that Griffin had gotten from his grandmother, his dentist, and others. His first fund launched in 1987 with $265,000, days after his nineteenth birthday. The fund launched in time to profit from his short positions at the time of the stock market crash of October 19, 1987. Griffin graduated in 1989 with a degree in economics.
Griffin was born in 1968 in Daytona Beach, Florida, the son of a building supplies executive, and grew up in Boca Raton, Texas, and Wisconsin. Griffin’s father was a project manager for General Electric.
Kenneth C. Griffin Net Worth
Kenneth is one of the richest Entrepreneur from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kenneth C. Griffin's net worth $12.8 billion (February 2020). (Last Update: January 13, 2024)
| Net Worth | $12.8 billion (February 2020) |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Entrepreneur |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
By 1998, Citadel had grown to a team of more than 100 employees and $1 billion in investment capital.
Griffin’s collection of modern paintings include his purchase in 1999, of Paul Cézanne’s painting Curtain, Jug and Fruit Bowl for a record $60 million at the time. Griffin’s 2016 purchases from David Geffen of Willem de Kooning’s 1955 oil painting, Interchange for $300 million, and Jackson Pollock’s 1948 painting, Number 17A, for $200 million.
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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A year later in 1990, Griffin founded Citadel with assets under management of $4.6 million aided by contributions from Meyer.
Who is Kenneth C. Griffin Dating?
According to our records, Kenneth C. Griffin married to Anne Dias-Griffin , Katherine Weingartt . As of January 13, 2024, Kenneth C. Griffin’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Kenneth C. Griffin. You may help us to build the dating records for Kenneth C. Griffin!Griffin has donated money to multiple art museums, beginning primarily in the 2000s. He has been on the Board of Trustees of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago since 2000 and regularly supports its exhibitions.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Kenneth C. Griffin height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) Kenneth weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
After graduating in 1989, Griffin moved to Chicago to work with the investor Frank Meyer, founder of Glenwood Capital Investments. Meyer allotted $1 million of Glenwood capital for Griffin to trade.
In 2002 Griffin met his second wife Anne Dias-Griffin, a French graduate of Harvard Business School who had worked at Goldman Sachs, Soros Fund Management, and Viking Global prior to starting Chicago-based $55 million firm Aragon Global Management. The couple married in July 2003 and had three children but separated in 2012. Griffin and his second wife finalized their divorce in October 2015.
Facts & Trivia
Kenneth Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kenneth C. Griffin celebrates birthday on October 15 of every year.
Griffin was the lead investor, losing 20 percent, in Aragon Global Management beginning in 2003 through to 2009 which was launched by his then wife Anne Dias Griffin, also seeded with money from New York investor Julian Robertson.
How did Kenneth Griffin make his money?
The bulk of Griffin’s fortune is derived from the money he’s made managing Citadel Advisors, the hedge fund firm he founded in 1990. It had $43 billion in assets under management as of December 2021, according to a Bloomberg News report. Griffin probably has about $7.9 billion in personal assets in Citadel funds.
Who is Ken Griffin The billionaire?
Kenneth C. Griffin is a Chicago billionaire that runs the Citadel hedge fund — $43 billion in assets — and Citadel Securities. Griffin, Illinois’ richest person, according to Forbes, has become the biggest donor to the Republican Party this election cycle.
How much is Citadel LLC worth?
| Website | www.citadel.com |
How old is Kenneth Griffin?
53 years (October 15, 1968)
Who is the richest person in Chicago?
Ken Griffin According to Forbes, his total net worth is $10 billion, making him the first richest person in Illinois and 45th richest person in America. He is the founder and owner of hedge funds that manage assets worth $39 billion approximately.
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