Kenneth Griffin, Founder of Citadel

Kenneth Griffin is the founder of Citadel. Griffin is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Citadel, a leading alternative investment firm.

About Kenneth Griffin

Kenneth C. Griffin is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Citadel, a leading alternative investment firm, and the Founder and Non-Executive Chairman of Citadel Securities, a preeminent market maker. He began investing in 1986 from his Harvard dorm room and founded Citadel in 1990. Today, Citadel manages over $65 billion in investment capital with a team of 3,300 professionals. He holds an A.B. '89 with Honors in Economics from Harvard College.

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