Robert Citrone

Robert Citrone (born 1964/65) is an American billionaire hedge fund manager, the co-founder of Discovery Capital Management.

Robert Citrone
Born1964/1965 (age 55–56)[1]
Latrobe, Pennsylvania, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHampden-Sydney College
Darden School of Business
Occupationhedge fund manager
Known forco-founder of Discovery Capital Management
Net worthUS$1.11 billion (April 2017)[1]
Spouse(s)Cindy Citrone
Children4

Early life

Robert Citrone was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Pittsburgh.[2]

Citrone has a bachelor's degree from Hampden-Sydney College, and an MBA from the Darden School of Business.[1]

Career

In 1990, Citrone was hired as a corporate-bond analyst at Fidelity Investments.[3] He resigned from Fidelity in 1995 and joined Tiger Management.[3] In 1999, Citrone co-founded Discovery Capital Management.[1]

Personal life

Citrone is married to Cindy, they have four children, Nick, Gabriela, Chiara and Steele, and live in Southport, Connecticut.[1][2] The family owns homes in South Carolina, Orlando, and Pittsburgh. He and his wife are minority owners of the Pittsburgh Steelers.[4] In 2016, Robert and Cindy were awarded the Dr. Freddie Fu Sports Leadership Award for giving back to their hometown.[5]

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References
  1. "Robert Citrone". Forbes.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  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. Chung, Juliet (September 20, 2013). "Hedge-Fund Manager Citrone Posts Big Gains". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  4. Brown, Scott (March 18, 2015). "Pittsburgh Steelers ownership at a glance". espn.com. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  5. "Citrone couple's philanthropy worthy of Dr. Freddie Fu Leadership Award". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 3, 2019.


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