
Owns 80% of the hedge fund he founded and owns the market maker Citadel Securities; his net worth was estimated at $51.2 billion in January 2026, 34th in the world.
3 biographies about them
No dedicated biography exists. The books below are the best available coverage, both partial.
Hedge funds from Alfred Winslow Jones in 1949 through Soros, Robertson and beyond.
“It's hard to imagine anyone will ever write a better book on the subject.” — Paul Graham
Source: Paul Graham on X (Apr 8, 2021)
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai, Paul Graham, Josh Wolfe and 1 other
The intellectual line from LTCM to the 2007 quant unwind.
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
GameStop and Citadel Securities' order flow; dramatised.
| Ken Griffin’s Billions and Billions Paywall | The New Yorker | 2026 |
| Ken Griffin wants to reshape Miami—and maybe American politics Paywall | Fortune | 2026 |
| Ken Griffin, financial prodigy turned industry giant Paywall | Financial Times | 2022 |