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Robert K. Citrone
Born (1964-11-08) November 8, 1964 (age 60)
Alma materHampden-Sydney College
Darden School of Business
OccupationHedge fund manager
Known forCo-founder, Discovery Capital Management
SpouseCindy Citrone
Children4

Robert K. Citrone (born November 8, 1964) is an American billionaire hedge fund manager, the co-founder of Discovery Capital Management, and minority owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Biography

Citrone was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Pittsburgh.[1][2] Citrone received a bachelor's degree in Economics and Math with honors from Hampden-Sydney College in 1987. After a short stint in the fixed income trading group at First Boston, Citrone enrolled in the MBA program at the Darden School of Business where he graduated as a Shermet Scholar in 1990.

In 1990, Citrone was hired as a corporate-bond analyst at Fidelity Investments.[3] At Fidelity, Citrone ran the Emerging Market Fixed Income and Currency Group, which he grew to over $7 billion in assets under management. He resigned from Fidelity in 1995 and joined Tiger Management.[3] At Tiger, Citrone worked as a managing director and led global emerging market investments. In 1999, Citrone co-founded Discovery Capital Management.[4]

Citrone has four children with his wife, Cindy. He and Cindy are minority owners of the Pittsburgh Steelers.[5] In 2016, Robert and Cindy were awarded the Dr. Freddie Fu Sports Leadership Award for giving back to their hometown.[6]

References

  1. ^ Solomont, E. B. (March 5, 2021). "This "Tiger Cub" hedge funder owns nearly 10% of Compass". The Real Deal. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  2. ^ Werner, Sam (January 31, 2016). "Citrone couple's philanthropy worthy of Dr. Freddie Fu Leadership Award | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Post-gazette.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Chung, Juliet (September 20, 2013). "Hedge-Fund Manager Citrone Posts Big Gains". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  4. ^ "Robert Citrone". Forbes.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  5. ^ Brown, Scott (March 18, 2015). "Pittsburgh Steelers ownership at a glance". espn.com. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  6. ^ "Citrone couple's philanthropy worthy of Dr. Freddie Fu Leadership Award". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 3, 2019.