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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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Books Ken Griffin recommends, documented so far

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Business Management Leadership

Good to Great

by Jim Collins · 2001

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Jim Collins · Business author

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

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

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

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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Recommended · Reported interview recommendation · article Source 2025-06-25

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Business Strategy Competition

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

by George Stalk Jr. and Rob Lachenauer · 2004

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George Stalk Jr. · Business strategist

Rob Lachenauer · Business strategist

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

Documented citation Recommended podcast #384 Ken Griffin: Founder of Citadel and Citadel Securities

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

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.

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Recommended · Podcast episode metadata · podcast Source 2025-04-01