Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin gives record $3B to Carnegie Mellon to build Miami campus
Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin is donating $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University, with the majority of the funds designated for a new Miami campus focused on societal challenges.
Carnegie Mellon University announced Wednesday that hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin is donating $3 billion, with the bulk of the money to be used to start a new campus in Miami that will focus on societal challenges.
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