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Ken Griffin

Founder and CEO, Citadel

Hedge fund founder, entrepreneur, and investor behind Citadel and Citadel Securities.

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Investing Capital Allocation Billionaire Founder

2Books recommended

Books Ken Griffin recommends

2 books, each linked to the source where Ken Griffin recommended it.

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Good to Great

by Jim Collins · 2001

The CEO said that his book recommendation for anyone starting their career is Jim Collins' "Good to Great".

Recommended · Wording not verified Source: Business Insider

Evidence details

Ken Griffin says young grads who are not interested in reading books about their field have 'picked the wrong career'

Business Insider reported Griffin's recommendation from an S&P Global interview about reading and career learning.

This text documents what the source says, but it is not verified as a word-for-word quote.

Business Insider · 2025-06-25 · accessed 2026-06-20

Article · Reported interview recommendation

The article reports that Griffin named Good to Great as his book recommendation for anyone starting a career, attributes the interview context to S&P Global, and summarizes Griffin's reason as business-building lessons.

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Hardball: Are You Playing to Play or Playing to Win?

by George Stalk Jr. and Rob Lachenauer · 2004

Founders Podcast #384 describes Hardball as the book Ken Griffin recommends after transcribing a Yale talk by Griffin.

Recommended · Wording not verified Source: Founders Podcast

Evidence details

#384 Ken Griffin: Founder of Citadel and Citadel Securities

The public episode metadata says the host transcribed Griffin's Yale talk and read Hardball for additional context; no exact Griffin quote is displayed in the catalog from this source.

This text documents what the source says, but it is not verified as a word-for-word quote.

Founders Podcast · 2025-04-01 · accessed 2026-06-23

Podcast · Podcast episode metadata

Apple Podcasts and the Founders RSS metadata describe episode #384 as based on a transcribed Yale talk by Ken Griffin and state that the host read Hardball as the book Ken recommends.