As an industry, we have a responsibility to manage risk in a way that is prudent. Kenneth C. Griffin More Quotes by Kenneth C. Griffin More Quotes From Kenneth C. Griffin One of the great advantages that I had in my career is I started trading 24 hours a day in my early 20s, and I had to learn to delegate to people. Kenneth C. Griffin careerdaygreatpeople The success story at Citadel has been written by a number of people who have backgrounds from the University of Chicago. Kenneth C. Griffin storyuniversitysuccesspeople The key to our business, it's a lot of research. Kenneth C. Griffin keyourresearchbusiness 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. Kenneth C. Griffin daygoodpassiontoday It drives people nuts that I take them to McDonald's all the time. Kenneth C. Griffin mcdonaldnutstimepeople 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. Kenneth C. Griffin skinyouegolong For choice, I prefer not to be a public figure. I don't have Tom Cruise's good looks. I don't have a need to be on the front page of fill-in-the-blank. Kenneth C. Griffin needchoicegoodlooks 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. Kenneth C. Griffin futuretalentsuccesspeople 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. Kenneth C. Griffin problemsthoughtmomenttime We think that excellence in investing comes from focus. Kenneth C. Griffin thinkinvestingfocusexcellence It is often constructive to meet with a candidate for a particular office, but I believe what is most important is the candidate's track record. Kenneth C. Griffin meeti-believeimportantbelieve 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. Kenneth C. Griffin feelnot-fairlibertyspeak I set up my own trading center in my Cabot dorm room... with my computer, my fax machine, and my telephone. Kenneth C. Griffin telephoneroomownmy-own 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. Kenneth C. Griffin nationdailyfinancialimportant In some industries, we refer to risk taking as 'research and development.' At financial institutions, we often take risk by investing in securities. Kenneth C. Griffin someriskdevelopmentresearch
