Carnegie Mellon University announced Wednesday that hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin is donating $3 billion, with the bulk of the money for a new campus in Miami focused on societal challenges.
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Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin gives record $3B to Carnegie Mellon to build Miami campus
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Ken Griffin’s Historic $3 Billion Gift to Carnegie Mellon Fuels Transformative Miami Campus and AI-Era Expansion
Ken Griffin, chief executive officer of Citadel Advisors LLC, at the Semafor World Economy Summit during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Spring meetings in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, April 14, 2026.
Largest Individual Gift in Higher Education History Builds on CMU's Distinctive Academic and Research Strengths, Includes $1 Billion Investment in Pittsburgh Campus
Ken Griffin is donating $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University, most of it to establish a new campus in Miami, in the largest single gift committed to a US university.
By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin is doubling down on Miami, announcing on Wednesday a $3 billion donation to help fund a new campus for Carnegie Mellon University in the city.
Carnegie Mellon University announced Wednesday that hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin is donating $3 billion, with the bulk of the money for a new campus in Miami focused on societal challenges.
Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin is donating $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University, according to an announcement from the institution on Wednesday. The donation is the largest individual gift in higher education history and the largest donation ever made by the hedge fund manager.
Carnegie Mellon University announced Wednesday that hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin is donating $3 billion, with the bulk of the money for a new campus in Miami focused on societal challenges. The Pittsburgh-based private research university said the gift is the largest ever single gift to a U.S.
Hedge fund manager Ken Griffin announced on Wednesday he will give away a sizable chunk of his wealth to Carnegie Mellon University to build a new campus in Miami, marking a historic investment in one of Florida’s largest cities.
Unprecedented university donation from Citadel CEO Ken Griffin will go toward building a new Miami campus Carnegie Mellon University will receive an unprecedented $3bn donation from the billionaire investor Ken Griffin, making it the largest single donation in the history of US education.
The Citadel founder, who moved his firm from Chicago to Miami in 2022, is bankrolling a Wynwood campus that will organize learning around societal challenges instead of majors.
It’s the largest-ever donation to an American higher education institution, and a snub to Harvard University over its weak handling of antisemitism – sixfold the $500 million Griffin gave to his alma mater over the years before ending his donations.
PITTSBURGH — Andrew Carnegie’s $1 million gift in 1900 helped create Carnegie Tech, a school where western Pennsylvanians could learn practical skills for an industrial age. On Wednesday, Carnegie Mellon University announced a $3 billion commitment from Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin to strengt…
Griffin's $3 billion donation — the largest individual gift in higher education history — will expand Carnegie Mellon's Pittsburgh campus and establish a new Miami campus.
