A biography for Kenneth C. Griffinhasn’t been written yet.
“The culture of rigorous questioning and open discourse at the University of Chicago has opened minds to ideas that have changed the world.”
“Speaker Ryan's vision for a confident America, both at home and abroad, reflects his thoughtful leadership.”
“As an industry, we have a responsibility to manage risk in a way that is prudent.”
“I get very worried that people that are buying bitcoins don't really understand what they're participating in other than the headline stories that it keeps going higher and 'I want to make sure I don't miss this opportunity to make some money.'”
“Long ago, I had to sort of learn to have a thick skin to read some of the things you read in the papers and to also keep my ego in check when you read some really flattering things in the papers.”
“If you look at Citadel today, that's really - the founding principle of the firm is a real pursuit of talent, a pursuit of people who have a passion for finance, and a pursuit of individuals who make good decisions day in and day out.”
“When you read that UBS did not even view parts of its mortgage portfolio as having market risk, it becomes very obvious that a number of firms were not dotting the i's and crossing the t's when it comes to risk management.”
“I have an economics degree from Harvard.”
“Investors who find the best businesses to put their money behind are rewarded for their research.”
“I don't feel I'm at liberty to speak about the actions of any one CEO. That's not fair; given CEOs have duties to their shareholders.”
“In our first decade, I interviewed about five thousand people in pursuit of the talent that would create our future. As our success grew, we became known across the four corners of finance not just for our outstanding returns, but also for our outstanding people.”
“Walk across any of the trading floors - they are full of 29-year-old kids. The capital markets of America are controlled by a bunch of right-out-of-business-school young guys who haven't really seen that much.”
“Citadel's Capital Market division plays an important role in our nation's financial markets. Our broker-dealer is the largest market maker in options in the United States, executing approximately 30 percent of all equity option trades daily.”
“I set up my own trading center in my Cabot dorm room... with my computer, my fax machine, and my telephone.”
“I've often thought of successful entrepreneurs as individuals who have just the right expertise - at just the right moment - to solve the emerging problems of their time.”
“When a company creates a product that directly or indirectly adversely impacts the health of people, that product must be regulated. The process by which it's created must be regulated. No company has the right to injure people. No company.”
“We don't have a good legal justification for breaking up the banking system.”
“Let me be clear: All I really care about is my kids know that their parents love them.”
“It's important for me to be No. 1.”
“If I could wave a magic wand, I'd break up the banking system.”