Citadel's Griffin says to meet with governor of New York on direction of city

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28/04/2026 12:10

Removes paragraph 3 because remarks attributed to Ken Griffin about receiving no votes if he were to run for political office were said by Ryanair CEO O'Leary, ​not Citadel's Griffin

LONDON, April 28 (Reuters) - Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of hedge fund and market trading firm Citadel, said on Tuesday he will meet with the governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, on Thursday to talk about the 'future direction' of the city.

Miami-based hedge fund Citadel has objected to New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's attempt to use Griffin's name in his push to tax ​individuals from outside the state who own New York City residences.

Griffin said he would meet with the New York governor to talk about the future direction of the state capital.

"Is New York going to put their fiscal house in order and run itself from a position of strong government that's pro-business? Why do Americans think we can do socialism?," Griffin said.

 (Reporting by Nell Mackenzie; Editing by Dhara Ranasinghe)

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