Griffin Commits $3 Billion to Carnegie Mellon in Record Donation

Bloomberg30 September 2026, 09:00 UTCUnited States of America

Ken Griffin is donating $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University, including funding for a new Miami campus, in the largest single gift ever to a US university and the latest expansion of his influence in South Florida. Janet Lorin reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

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