Ken Griffin Donates $2B to Launch Carnegie Mellon Campus in Miami
KyeGomezB · x · 2026-09-30
Hedge-fund titan Ken Griffin, founder of Citadel, is donating $2 billion to launch a Carnegie Mellon University campus in Miami — the largest-ever individual gift toward higher education.
The new campus will focus on teaching future-facing skills including AI, robotics, and electrical engineering, addressing Miami's long-standing lack of a top-tier tech-focused institution.
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