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Kenneth C. Griffin



Kenneth C. Griffin (born 1968 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is an American hedge fund manager. Currently, he is Managing Director and CEO of Citadel Investment Group, a Chicago based hedge fund. A self-made billionaire, he founded and propelled Citadel to one of the largest and most successful hedge funds in the world.


 


Formerly, little was known about Griffin; in previous years he avoided extensive press coverage in a manner similar to other hedge fund managers such as billionaire Steven A. Cohen. Recently, more information has become known about Griffin because he has granted more interviews. The secrecy of Citadel also appears to be changing, as rumors of plans to launch an IPO of the firm have surfaced. In addition, the muscle of Citadel is difficult to miss in the financial world; at $12 billion in assets, the fund accounts for 1-3% of trading in Tokyo and New York.


Business career

What can be gathered about Griffin's appearance in the securities market is a remarkable success story. While at Harvard he started two funds from his dorm room, and in between classes he would make trades. He even installed a special satellite to his dorm to acquire real-time market data. After graduating with a degree in economics, he won the attention of an investor named Frank C. Meyer, founder of Glenwood Capital. Meyer was amazed at Griffin's success and rate of return with his investments (which at the time were largely based on convertible bonds), and provided a relatively small investment for Griffin to work miracles with ($1 million). Griffin exceeded Meyer's expectations, and as word of his wonders spread, investors flocked to Griffin for a piece of his remarkable rates of return. Citadel was officially founded Nov. 1, 1990 with $4.2 million; the name "Citadel" was chosen to suggest strength in times of volatility.


 


With Citadel quickly growing, it began to show a uniqueness in the hedge fund world. Citadel was a very secretive company, even for a hedge fund; some investors were frightened by Citadel because while it required a large sum of money to join (like all hedge funds), the fund gave little information about what was happening to that money. Citadel also required investors to pay all expenses, and took a substantial 20% of all profits (though it should be noted that rival hedge fund SAC Capital Partners retains a larger 50% share of its investors' profits).


 


However, for those who did put their trust in the firm, huge rewards followed as the result of other unique qualities of the fund. Citadel's success and immensity is perhaps entirely the embodiment of Griffin's wide range of skills he had before the company was incepted. Griffin could program advanced computer code, write complicated mathematical formulas, and was quiet: Citadel, in a sense, has succeeded by blending the three. The firm has brought together mathematicians, physicists, engineers, investment analysts, advanced computer technology, and confidentiality agreements with its employees.

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