Who is Ken Griffin? And what does he want for Illinois?
In this image from video provided by the House Financial Services Committee, Kenneth Griffin, chief executive officer of Citadel LLC, testifies during a virtual hearing on GameStop in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. Lawmakers are examining whether the wild swings in the stock price of the video game retailer exposed conflicts in the market's structure that can hurt unsophisticated investors. House Financial Services Committee via AP
Ken Griffin ranks 41st on the Bloomberg’s Billionaires’ Index, which puts his fortune at $29.3 billion dollars, far and away the wealthiest man in Illinois. Griffin spent in real estate, museums, and other flights of “billionaire whimsy” — but he’s also gotten involved in Illinois politics, and in a big way, donating tens of millions of dollars to support Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin's campaign in the Republican primary for governor.
Guests:
Steve Daniels
Senior reporter (banking, insurance and utilities), Crain’s Chicago Business
Dave McKinney
Political reporter, WBEZ
Felix Salmon
Chief financial correspondent, Axios
Host, ‘Slate Money’ podcast
Shruti Date Singh
Chicago-based reporter and editor, Bloomberg News