Career
Kenneth Griffin has been Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Citadel Advisors since August 2007. Kenneth Griffin is a control person of the firm and directly owns under 5% of it. Kenneth Griffin holds an A.B. with Honors in Economics from Harvard College.
Citadel Advisors LLC is a Miami, FL firm with $571B under management, 37 clients and 1,314 advisers across 27 offices, as of its June 2026 filing.
Kenneth C. Griffin founded Citadel in 1990 and is its Chief Executive Officer.
No adviser firm registrations are on Kenneth Griffin’s record.
Credentials and registrations
Examinations
| Exam | Name | Passed |
|---|---|---|
| Series 32 | Limited Futures Exam-Regulation | 7 November 2012 |
| Series 55 | Limited Representative-Equity Trader Exam | 22 March 2000 |
| Series 63 | Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination | 21 November 1994 |
| Series 27 | Financial and Operations Principal Examination | 15 December 1989 |
| Series 4 | Registered Options Principal Examination | 9 November 1989 |
| Series 24 | General Securities Principal Examination | 7 November 1989 |
| Series 7 | General Securities Representative Examination | 21 October 1989 |
- Name
- Limited Futures Exam-Regulation
- Name
- Limited Representative-Equity Trader Exam
- Name
- Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
- Name
- Financial and Operations Principal Examination
- Name
- Registered Options Principal Examination
- Name
- General Securities Principal Examination
- Name
- General Securities Representative Examination
Individual record
- Full name
- Kenneth Cordele Griffin
- CRD
- 1985894
Disciplinary history is not reported here, in either direction. Check the SEC record.
Common questions
Where does Kenneth Griffin work?
Kenneth Griffin has been Chief Executive Officer; Co-Chief Investment Officer of Citadel Advisors LLC since August 2007, and is a control person of the firm.
Does Kenneth Griffin have a current investment-adviser registration?
Kenneth Griffin has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration.
What exams has Kenneth Griffin passed?
Kenneth Griffin has passed 7 licensing exams: the Series 7, Series 24, Series 4, Series 27, Series 63, Series 55 and Series 32. The earliest, the Series 7, was passed in October 1989.