In Florida, Ken Griffin has thrown in his lot with the state's Republican governor, Ron DeSantis. He tells Insider would serve as Treasury secretary if needed. Separately, he has even considered running for office.
for its flagship fund, Wellington. Citadel Securities put up $7.5 billion in revenue.
Griffin strove to build something that would have influence long after him. When Pablo Salame, a senior Goldman Sachs trader, met Griffin sometime in the mid-2000s and told him he was thinking of starting a hedge fund with his name on it, Griffin advised against it."He said, 'You don't want to hang your shingle with your name on it,'" Salame recalled."You want to build something that lasts. You want to be able to create an institution that survives your departure.
Current and former employees said Griffin encouraged them to strip human emotion out of the investment- and company-building process. But Griffin's very human intensity would often boil over. Sometimes he shamed colleagues, called them names, or shouted at them during meetings, said several former colleagues.
"Ken goes down, down, down until he gets to the really core, most important parts," said Salame, adding that some Goldman colleagues thought he was too detail-oriented, but it wasn't enough for Griffin."Now, as a matter of course, when I'm looking at something, I'll stop and think, 'OK. What questions haven't I asked myself?' The moment I started doing that, it made my interactions with Ken easier.
Griffin said he has"high standards.""And I'm not shy to tell you when you're exceeding them, crushing them, or falling short." When Griffin's parents gave Ken a choice of attending private high school or going to the local public school and getting a computer, he took the computer. He worked for IBM during the summer, and became president of the high-school math club. One year, in a computer competition, Griffin's team finished third in the state finals. Even then, Griffin was competitive."Ken to this day will swear they should have won the championship," said Ernie McMullen, a childhood friend.
México Últimas Noticias, México Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
Time to end police transparency theater: A Q&A with CJ GriffinNJ's legal rock star looks ahead to the AG's next Major Disciplines Report
Leer más »
DeSantis attacked as 'authoritarian' for saying teachers should take away cellphones during classNew York University professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat claimed that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ argument that teachers should be able to confiscate phones during class was authoritarian.
Leer más »
Gov. Ron DeSantis' Union League honor sparks outrage, protests in PhiladelphiaThe Union League of Philadelphia will bestow its highest honor on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
Leer más »
‘I was teaching before he was born’: professor slams DeSantis for quashing Black history educationFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis is trying to control the type of education that Florida students can receive, most recently rejecting an advanced placement course in African-American studies, claiming it was “contrary to Florida law” and “significantly lacking educational value.” The law he is referring to seems to be the 'Stop Woke Act' that basically gives him the power to downplay the true racial history of America. This has impacted many educators, but there are some in the state who refuse to back down. Dr. Marvin Dunn, one of the preeminent historians in Florida, is one of those saying, 'Bring it on.' Professor Marvin Dunn, author of, 'A History of Florida Through Black Eyes,' joins Joy Reid to discuss.
Leer más »
Ron DeSantis’ Secret Twitter Army of Far-Right InfluencersEXCLU: According to five Republicans, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's top lieutenants have recruited conservative social media influencers in an attempt to circumvent the mainstream press and appeal directly to GOP primary voters nationwide.
Leer más »
The Democratic Party’s Political Gift to Ron DeSantisIn the midterms, Florida proved to be the only state in the country where the red wave fully panned out. Is the Democrats’ passivity to blame?
Leer más »