Citadel CEO gives $3bn to Carnegie Mellon in record donation

Citadel CEO Ken Griffin donated $3bn to Carnegie Mellon University, the largest single donation in US education history. $1bn goes to its computer science school, renamed the Kenneth C. Griffin School of Computer Science, plus a new Miami campus for 3,500+ students.

• $3bn donation is the largest in US education history
• $1bn goes to CMU's computer science school, which will be renamed
• New Miami campus to host 3,500+ students, construction starts 2027
• Griffin will join Carnegie Mellon's board of trustees