Citadel CEO Ken Griffin gives $3bn to Carnegie Mellon, largest donation in US education history
davidyin44 · x · 2026-10-01
Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin is donating $3bn to Carnegie Mellon University, the largest single donation in US education history.
- The money funds a new Miami campus—supporting 3,500+ students, 300 faculty and 600+ staff, construction starting 2027—plus faculty recruiting and financial aid in Pittsburgh.
- $1bn goes to CMU's computer science school, which will be renamed the Kenneth C. Griffin School of Computer Science.
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