[67], In March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 epidemic, Griffin contributed $2.5 million to "the fund to support food services for Chicago Public School families". Heres whats even more remarkable: Its nowhere near Griffins most exorbitant home purchase. It isnt astonishing for a man who not only has worked with all heart on something he adores but given up everything. Ken Griffin started his career in the year 1989 after graduating from Harvard University. Collins, [Joni] Ernst and McSally, as well as John James. [85][101][102], In 2015 Griffin purchased two apartments at the top of the Faena House, a condominium in Miami Beach for $60 million. [51], Griffin supported Sen. Kelly Loeffler and Sen. David Purdue in the 2020 Georgia run-off with a spokesperson for Griffin telling Salon, "Ken supported several diverse and talented Republican candidates in highly-contested races for Senate this year, including Sens. 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What a guy he is. 9 Walton", "Billionaire Ken Griffin paid a record $58M for Gold Coast penthouse", "Ken Griffin Adds Calvin Klein's Hamptons Compound to Collection of Luxury Homes", "Ken Griffin Finds Perfect $100 Million Escape From His $240 Million Apartment", "Ken Griffin To Buy Calvin Klein's Hamptons Compound", "Calvin Klein selling Hamptons beach house to billionaire Ken Griffin: Report", "Ken Griffin is buying a Hamptons compound that could be worth up to $100 million. In 2015, his wife filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. Age, Height, and Weight. Billionaires Ken Griffin and Gov. [7][10] In high school Griffin ran a discount mail-order education software firm out of his bedroom called EDCOM. As a magician, Griffin and his wife performed world wide with The Ken Griffin Show. [85][106][107][108][109], In 2017 Griffin who is a resident of Chicago purchased a penthouse apartment atop the No. The increase in revenue was due to increased volatility, volume and retail trader engagement. In October 2019, the Kenneth C. Griffin Charitable fund announced a $125 million gift to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, the largest gift in the museum's history. Pritzker dig into wallets in battle over income tax", "Battle of billionaires: Griffin slams Pritzker push for graduated income tax amendment in email to employees", "Capitol Fax.com - Your Illinois News Radar Ken Griffin goes off on JB Pritzker". Ken Griffin (1909-1956) played some great music on the organ, and this playlist captures a variety of samples of his music. He has taught us that being humble is only the quality of the greatest and that success can come only through hard work and pure lustful passion. In 2002, he met Anne Dias-Griffin, who was a Harvard Business school graduate and worked at Goldman Sachs. 9 Walton a luxury condo tower. The couple divorced. The hedge fund titan spent $99.1 million for a beachfront house adjacent to his shortly before finalising a heated divorce with his second wife Anne Dias, founder of the hedge fund Aragon Global Management. So, apparently, does billionaire investor Ken Griffin. 9 Walton. Two years ago, Ken Griffin and his wife, the former Anne Dias-Griffin, were divorced. His real success story began with Citadel in 1990 when he began the company with 4.6 million dollar investment. He also has artist Jasper Johns, False Start and Wilhem De Koonings, Interchange which he purchased for a whopping 300 million dollars, his largest purchase yet. In 1987, Ken Griffin, a then-19-year-old sophomore at Harvard University, started trading from his dorm room with a fax machine, a personal computer, and a telephone. Ken Griffin Puts Ex-Wife, Potential Future Rival On Notice. [145][146][127] Mr. Griffin and Ms. Anne Griffin finalized their divorce in October 2015. [36][55] Weeks later he donated another $26.75 million to the Coalition. The foundation is particularly focused on donations to public schools and libraries. Billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin and his wife, Anne Dias Griffin, have settled their 14-month-old divorce case, a day after a public trial over their prenuptial agreement was set to begin. I was an early supporter of President Obama because he came to me to be the education secretary. [32], During an interview with David Rubenstein Griffin criticized Elizabeth Warren's proposals saying "soaking the rich doesn't work". The couple later divorced. [130] During 2007 interview he said "We zealously guard our private life". The company was swift and merciless and by the end 1998 it became one of the biggest hedge funds in the US market with a capital of more than 1 billion US dollars. He has not only managed to balance between the two but also has acquired great respect among his juniors, equals and the few seniors he does have. [126], In 2002 Griffin met his second wife Anne Dias-Griffin after being setup on a blind date by a mutual friend. She was born in France in 1970. [85][103][104][105], For a decade Griffin has been buying large parcels of land in Palm Beach to assemble one of the largest private waterfront sites in the county with plans to build a grand estate. [17] Because Robinhood receives a substantial portion of its revenue through a "pay for order flow" relationship with Citadel, many commentators criticized the potential for a conflict of interest when the same entity both plays the role of market-maker and also participates in the market that it makes; Griffin personally has been at the center of much discussion on this controversy.[18][19]. A Citadel PR rep later said that Griffin was invited but confirmed he was unable to attend. [1][26], 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. Ken Griffin and Anne Dias Griffin Citadel CEO Ken Griffin is paying more in child support than was stipulated by the prenup, and his ex-wife, Anne Dias Griffin [85], In early 2020 Griffin purchased a oceanfront Hamptons compound from fashion designer Calvin Klein in an off-market deal that reportedly closed at close to $100 million. Griffin started at Harvard College in the fall of 1986. By 1998, Citadel had grown to a team of more than 100 employees and $1billion in investment capital. Ken is what can only be termed as a giver. [35][36] In an October 2020 email to Citadel's Chicago employees obtained by the Chicago Tribune and confirmed by a spokesman, Griffin wrote, I am not willing to stand by as, once again, spineless politicians try to sell a trick disguised as a solution. Ken Griffin (1914-1988) was a Western cowboy, leather worker, magician, and author. [130], Wealthiest people in the United States by state, Super-PAC/Outside Group/Party Contributions, "#38 Ken Griffin - Founder & CEO, Citadel LLC", "Citadel's Ken Griffin Leaves 2008 Tumble Far Behind", "About Citadel - Global Multistrategy Hedge Fund & Asset Management", "Citadel hires Tripp Kyle as chief corporate affairs officer", "Ken Griffin has another money machine to rival hedge fund", "Will a Hedge Fund Become the Next Goldman Sachs? [63] Griffin is the vice chairman of the Chicago Public Education Fund. [28], In November 2020, his net worth surpassed $20 billion according to Bloomberg News due to an increase in returns and valuation from Citadel and Citadel Securities. He is the founder and chief executive of the global investment firm Citadel which was founded in the year of 1990. 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(DealBook)", "Lessons, legacy of Ken Griffin's grandmother stick with billionaire", "FOR TEAM OF BOCA STUDENTS, COMPUTER'S SCREEN IS ARENA", "A hedge fund superstar - Citadel founder Ken Griffin is already one of the world's most powerful investors", "Chicago billionaire Ken Griffin faces controversy involving Wall Street chat rooms, Robinhood trading app and GameStop's stock", "WSJ News Exclusive | Citadel, Point72 to Invest $2.75 Billion Into Melvin Capital Management", "GameStop short-seller down 30% this year gets $2.8 billion bailout from the firms of billionaire investors Steve Cohen and Ken Griffin", "Robinhood restricts trading in GameStop, other names involved in frenzy", "Ken Griffin, welcome to the white-hot national spotlight", "Why are Robinhood traders bringing a class action lawsuit? Ken Griffin, the billionaire founder of Citadel, recently made headlines after news emerged that hed added a $99 million beach house in Florida to his already considerable property empire. [52], Griffin has individually supported many candidates including:[54].mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}, In 2020, Griffin donated $20 million to the Coalition To Stop The Proposed Tax Hike Amendment, a group opposing the Illinois Fair Tax in its 2020 referendum. [129] A 2007 profile of the couple states "Anne Dias Griffin is the champagne to Ken Griffins Budweiser. He is the founder, chief executive (CEO), Co-Chief Investment Officer (Co-CIO), and majority owner of the investment firm Citadel. [20] In 2014, Griffin reportedly earned $1.3 billion including a share of his firm's management and performance fees, cash compensation and stock and option awards. "[130], In July 2014 Mr. Griffin filled a divorce petition in Cook County Illinois citing "irreconcilable differences" with his wife. Hedge Funds. He also loves art and is one of the most vehement purchasers of fine art priced way to high for nincompoops such as ourselves, in 2007 he donated 19 million dollars to the art institute of Chicago. [62], In November 2017, the Kenneth C. Griffin Charitable Fund announced that it intends to make a new $125million gift to support the Department of Economics of the University of Chicago, which will be renamed the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics. [74], In June 2020, it was reported that Griffin purchased Boy and Dog in a Johnnypump (1982) by Jean-Michel Basquiat for upwards of $100 million. [7] Griffin graduated in 1989 with a degree in economics. [156], Griffin is very media-shy and rarely gives interviews. In college itself, Griffin started a hedge fund from his college dorm by pure ingenuity by acquiring a satellite link to access real-time market data. The space was "raw space" meaning Griffin had to build it out. [85], In 2011 Griffin purchased two oceanfront homes at the Four Seasons Hualalai resort in Hawaii for $28 million. J.B. Pritzker over graduated-rate income tax amendment, ups his stake to $53.75 million to oppose it", "Partisan Battle Over Supreme Court Race Could Exceed $6 Million In Spending -", "Partisan battle over state Supreme Court race could exceed $6 million in spending", "Chicago Economist's 'Crazy Idea' Wins Ken Griffin's Backing", "Citadel's Griffin Gives Harvard $150 Million for Student Aid", "Is Ken Griffin serious about a Citadel HQ move? [14][15][16] On January 28th, the trading platform Robinhood, favored by many traders involved in buying GameStop stock and options, abruptly announced that it would halt all purchases of GameStop securities except to cover shorts and would only allow these securities to be sold if already held (but not sold short); the price of GME stock declined steeply shortly thereafter. As a student Ken was extremely smart and geeky, he was the head of the schools math club. [29], In 2012, Griffin identified as a Reagan Republican in an interview with the Chicago Tribune. By the end of college, he was already managing two funds worth more than 1 million. Look, he doesnt want to stand up. [78] In 2015, he purchased Gerhard Richter's 1986 painting Abstract Picture, 599 for $46 million. [68], Griffin is an active modern and contemporary art buyer. [22][23], In 2018 Griffin reportedly earned $870 million in compensation from the hedge fund segment of Citadel. Ken earned his money through a hedge fund investor company he started, Citadel in 1990. Mr. Griffin denied her request but agreed to pay $45k for a winter vacation. Itll take more than just a seething desire for revenge to dethrone the Hedge Fund King of Chicago. [13] On January 25th, it was announced that Citadel would invest $2 billion dollars into Melvin Capital, which had suffered losses of more than 30% on account of its short positions, particularly on GameStop. [89][90][91][92], In 2019 Griffin set the record for the most expensive residential sale ever closed in the US when he purchased roughly 24,000 square feet across three floors at 220 Central Park South for $238 million. [8][7] His first fund launched in 1987 with $265,000, days after his nineteenth birthday. [6] That same year, Griffin contributed to the Chicago Children's Memorial Hospital. Particularly not from a governor who, having inherited a great deal of wealth, has worked so diligently to avoid paying taxes himself Pritzkera shameless master of personal tax avoidanceis well aware that many of the states top taxpayers will soon be decamping for states with more attractive tax policies. [131][132] According to the divorce petition filled by Mr. Griffin, the couple had entered into a prenuptial agreement which governed the split of their assets in the event of a divorce. In 2010, Griffin contributed to Chicago Symphony Orchestra's productions at Millennium Park. [6], The Griffins have previously worked with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in the promotion of charter schools in the US. His collection contains paintings of Paul Cezanne such as Curtain, Jug And Fruit Bowl. [76], Griffin's collection of modern paintings include his purchase in 1999, of Paul Czanne's painting Curtain, Jug and Fruit Bowl for a record $60 million at the time. She was born in France in 1970. Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin has reached a divorce settlement with his ex-wife, Anne Dias Griffin. Kenneth C. Griffin was born on October 15, 1968, is a man of passion and money, tilting more towards the latter. Under our federalist system, each state is free to compete to encourage companies and employees to join its community. [34], In September 2020 Griffin wrote an op-ed published in the Chicago Tribune stating his opposition to Gov. Ex-Spouse- Anne Dias Griffin, the ex-wife of Ken Griffin is herself a money manager and co-founder of Aragorn Global Management, a hedge fund focused on equities. [7] The fund launched in time to profit from his short positions at the time of the stock market crash of October 19, 1987. His Residence is Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Ken is famous for his extravagant and luxurious life. UPDATED, Sept. 12, 1:30 p.m.: Hedge funder Ken Griffins recent $99 million purchase of a Palm Beach estate highlighted his insatiable appetite for [7] He serves on the Board of Trustees at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York as of 2010, whose lobby bears his name: Kenneth C. Griffin Hall. Griffin, who runs his $25 billion hedge fund empire out of [59][60], In October 2009, Griffin and his wife founded the Kenneth and Anne Griffin Foundation. [11] Griffin was featured in a 1986 Sun-Sentinel article titled "For team of Boca students, computer's screen is arena". Griffin claims that Dias Griffin, who was worth only $1 million when they married, has already received about $40 million through their prenuptial agreement. [50] In late 2020 Griffin donated another $500,000 to the 1820 PAC. [43][44][45][41], While being interviewed by Paul Tudor Jones at the 2020 Robin Hood investor conference, Griffin criticized Joe Biden's plans to raise the long-term capital gains rate.[46][47]. 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