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Citadel CEO Ken Griffin is donating $3 billion to the Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh as part of a plan to bring an expansion campus to Miami\u2019s Wynwood neighborhood.<\/p>\n
Carl Juste<\/p>\n
cjuste@miamiherald.com<\/p>\n
The leaders of Miami and Miami-Dade County both are praising Carnegie Mellon\u2019s plans for an expansion campus in the hipster enclave of Wynwood, an expansion funded by $2 billion from local hedge-fund mogul Ken Griffin.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am thrilled Carnegie Mellon has chosen Miami-Dade for a major investment,\u201d Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said in a statement posted on social media Wednesday<\/a>. \u201cCarnegie Mellon\u2019s work in education, research and solving major challenges will only strengthen Miami-Dade as a leading destination for technology and innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n Eileen Higgins, the mayor of Miami, which includes the Wynwood neighborhood, said the city will welcome the Pittsburgh university\u2019s arrival \u201cwith open arms.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCarnegie Mellon is truly one of a kind, as a global leader in artificial intelligence and computer science,\u201d Higgins said. \u201cWe are grateful for Ken Griffin\u2019s vision, advocacy and confidence in our city\u2019s extraordinary potential.\u201d<\/p>\n Griffin donated $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon, with $2 billion for the Miami campus and $1 billion for the university\u2019s main campus in Pittsburgh. It is Griffin\u2019s largest-ever gift and the largest single gift by an individual to an institution of higher education, according to a news release from Carnegie Mellon. \u201cThis may be the most impactful investment I will make in my lifetime \u2014 both for Miami and for our nation,\u201d Griffin, the Citadel CEO who relocated to South Florida in 2022, told the Miami Herald<\/a>.<\/p>\n The new 35-acre campus will support more than 3,500 undergraduate and graduate students, as well as 300 faculty and 600 staff. Construction is planned to start next year, and the university expects to begin enrolling students in 2028.<\/p>\n Carnegie Mellon University Miami will take over the site of Mana Wynwood, a convention center that hosts festivals and conferences. The venue was developed by businessman Moishe Mana, who was for a time Wynwood\u2019s largest private landowner.<\/p>\n