Kenneth C. Griffin
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Kenneth C. Griffin
Kenneth C. Griffinis an American hedge fund manager, founder and CEO of the global investment firm Citadel in 1990. As of March 2015, Citadel is one of the world's largest alternative investment management firms with an estimated $25 billion in investment capital. Citadel's group of hedge funds rank among the largest and most successful hedge funds in the world. Forbes identified Griffin as one of 2012’s highest earning hedge fund managers as well as one of the Forbes 400...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth15 October 1968
CountryUnited States of America
It is often constructive to meet with a candidate for a particular office, but I believe what is most important is the candidate's track record.
I don't feel I'm at liberty to speak about the actions of any one CEO. That's not fair; given CEOs have duties to their shareholders.
We don't have a good legal justification for breaking up the banking system. But if I could wave a magic wand, I'd break up the banking system.
Almost all politicians are able to have a great one-on-one meeting. But I'm not interested in the candidate who can have a great meeting. I'm interested in the person who can make the right decisions.
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