We dont have a good legal justification for breaking up the banking system. But if I could wave a magic wand, Id break up the banking system. Kenneth C. Griffin More Quotes by Kenneth C. Griffin More Quotes From Kenneth C. Griffin The success story at Citadel has been written by a number of people who have backgrounds from the University of Chicago. Kenneth C. Griffin story university success people The key to our business, it's a lot of research. Kenneth C. Griffin key our research business 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 day good passion today It drives people nuts that I take them to McDonald's all the time. Kenneth C. Griffin mcdonald nuts time people 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 skin you ego long 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 need choice good looks 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 future talent success people 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 problems thought moment time We think that excellence in investing comes from focus. Kenneth C. Griffin think investing focus excellence As an industry, we have a responsibility to manage risk in a way that is prudent. Kenneth C. Griffin industry risk responsibility way 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 meet i-believe important believe 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 feel not-fair liberty speak I set up my own trading center in my Cabot dorm room... with my computer, my fax machine, and my telephone. Kenneth C. Griffin telephone room own my-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 nation daily financial important 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 some risk development research
