Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin gives record $3B to Carnegie Mellon to build Miami campus
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.
TL;DR
- Ken Griffin is donating $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University.
- The donation is a record amount.
- Most of the funds will support a new campus in Miami.
- The Miami campus will focus on societal challenges.