Robert Citrone

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

Robert K. Citrone
BornNovember 8, 1964
Latrobe, Pennsylvania, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHampden-Sydney College
Darden School of Business
OccupationHedge Fund Manager
Known forCo-Founder Discovery Capital Management
Net worthUS $1.4 billion (2019)
Spouse(s)Cindy Citrone
Children4

He resides in Fairfield, CT and maintains residences in Pittsburgh, Orlando, and Hilton Head Island.

Early life

Robert Citrone was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Pittsburgh.[1]

Citrone has a bachelor's degree from Hampden-Sydney College, and an MBA from the Darden School of Business.[2]

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.[2]

Personal life

Citrone is married to Cindy, they have four children, Nick, Gabriela, Chiara and Steele, and live in Southport, Connecticut.[2][1] 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]

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Robert Citrone". Forbes.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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