Citadel CEO Ken Griffin donates $300 million to Harvard University.
Kenneth C. Griffin, a billionaire hedge fund CEO and Harvard alumnus, has donated $300 million to Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, making it his second-largest donation to the university. In recognition of his contribution, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences will be renamed the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. The unrestricted gift will support the school's teaching and research in various fields. Griffin has donated more than $1.5 billion to various charitable organizations, including the Art Institute of Chicago and the Obama Foundation.