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.

Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin gives record $3B to Carnegie Mellon to build Miami campus

TL;DR

  • Ken Griffin is donating $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University.
  • The donation is the largest ever to the university.
  • The majority of the funds will support a new campus in Miami.
  • The new campus will focus on societal challenges.