Anne Dias-Griffin
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Anne Dias-GriffinAnne Dias-Griffin (born 1971, in France
) is a French
hedge fund
manager, she works at Aragon Global Management, a $100 million http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/article.pl?portal_id=35&mpid=35&page_id=2086 fund focusing on global equities that she founded. It is one of the largest hedge funds managed by a woman.
and speaks five languages. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
and then went to Harvard Business School
where she obtained her MBA in 1997.
in the Investment Banking
department of Goldman Sachs
in London
and New York
and at Fidelity Investments
Limited in London then Ms. Dias Griffin moved on as an analyst and a portfolio manager at Soros Fund Management
. At Soros, she covered the retail and financial services industry and managed a long/short portfolio of financial services stocks, then she would move on and become an analyst at Viking Global Investors, focusing on global media and internet stocks.
She started her own fund that invests in Media, Technology, and Telecommunications companies around the world. Aragon Global Management LLC in Chicago
. She was also named to the Crain's Chicago Business 40 under 40 list for 2006.
. Upon discharge, FOIA provides job training, counseling, education, mentoring, and youth leadership development.
In 2004 she was also a member of the board of the Robin Hood Foundation. She is also on the Advisory Board of WomanOnCall.org https://www.womenoncall.org/foundation.cfm.
In October 2006, Dias-Griffin and her husband Kenneth C. Griffin
gave $19 million to the Art Institute of Chicago
, commemorating one of their first dates. Their donation will help build a $260 million three-story wing at the Institute http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/news/story.jhtml;jsessionid=PAM5TOME4L14FTQRSI4CGXD5AAAACI2F?id=159900020 (Crain Communications Inc.
reported the new wing will cost $350 million http://chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=22419). Its Kenneth and Anne Griffin Court is set to open in 2009.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) is a French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
hedge fund
Hedge fund
A hedge fund is a private pool of capital actively managed by an investment adviser. Hedge funds are only open for investment to a limited number of accredited or qualified investors who meet criteria set by regulators. These investors can be institutions, such as pension funds, university...
manager, she works at Aragon Global Management, a $100 million http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/article.pl?portal_id=35&mpid=35&page_id=2086 fund focusing on global equities that she founded. It is one of the largest hedge funds managed by a woman.
Early life
She was born in FranceFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and speaks five languages. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
The Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service is a school within Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., United States. Jesuit priest Edmund A...
and then went to Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
where she obtained her MBA in 1997.
Career
She has worked as a financial analystFinancial analyst
A financial analyst, securities analyst, research analyst, equity analyst, or investment analyst is a person who performs financial analysis for external or internal clients as a core part of the job.-Job:...
in the Investment Banking
Investment banking
An investment bank is a financial institution that assists individuals, corporations and governments in raising capital by underwriting and/or acting as the client's agent in the issuance of securities...
department of Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is an American multinational bulge bracket investment banking and securities firm that engages in global investment banking, securities, investment management, and other financial services primarily with institutional clients...
in London
London
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and New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and at Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
FMR LLC or Fidelity Investments is an American multinational financial services corporation one of the largest mutual fund and financial services groups in the world. It was founded in 1946 and serves North American investors. Fidelity Ventures is its venture capital arm...
Limited in London then Ms. Dias Griffin moved on as an analyst and a portfolio manager at Soros Fund Management
Soros Fund Management
Soros Fund Management LLC is an American, privately held, hedge fund management firm founded in 1969 by George Soros. In 2010 it was reported to be one of the most profitable firms in the hedge fund industry, averaging a 20% annual rate of return over four decades.-Overview:Soros Fund Management...
. At Soros, she covered the retail and financial services industry and managed a long/short portfolio of financial services stocks, then she would move on and become an analyst at Viking Global Investors, focusing on global media and internet stocks.
She started her own fund that invests in Media, Technology, and Telecommunications companies around the world. Aragon Global Management LLC in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. She was also named to the Crain's Chicago Business 40 under 40 list for 2006.
Charity
Dias-Griffin is one of the Directors of the charity Friends of Island Academy. (FOIA) reaches out to youth prior to their release from Rikers Island PrisonRikers Island
Rikers Island is New York City's main jail complex, as well as the name of the island on which it sits, in the East River between Queens and the mainland Bronx, adjacent to the runways of LaGuardia Airport. The island itself is part of the borough of the Bronx, though it is included as part of...
. Upon discharge, FOIA provides job training, counseling, education, mentoring, and youth leadership development.
In 2004 she was also a member of the board of the Robin Hood Foundation. She is also on the Advisory Board of WomanOnCall.org https://www.womenoncall.org/foundation.cfm.
In October 2006, Dias-Griffin and her husband Kenneth C. Griffin
Kenneth C. Griffin
Kenneth C. Griffin is an American hedge fund manager. He is the founder and CEO of Citadel LLC, a Chicago-based investment firm...
gave $19 million to the Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago is one of America's largest accredited independent schools of art and design, located in the Loop in Chicago, Illinois. It is associated with the museum of the same name, and "The Art Institute of Chicago" or "Chicago Art Institute" often refers to either...
, commemorating one of their first dates. Their donation will help build a $260 million three-story wing at the Institute http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/news/story.jhtml;jsessionid=PAM5TOME4L14FTQRSI4CGXD5AAAACI2F?id=159900020 (Crain Communications Inc.
Crain Communications Inc.
Crain Communications Inc is a publishing conglomerate based in Detroit, Michigan. The company publishes a variety of trade newspapers, including some city-based business newspapers, such as Crain's Cleveland Business, Crain's Chicago Business, Crain's Detroit Business, and Crain's New York Business...
reported the new wing will cost $350 million http://chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=22419). Its Kenneth and Anne Griffin Court is set to open in 2009.
Published Papers
- Moss, David, Anne Dias, and Bertrand O. Stephann. The French Pension System: On the Verge of Retirement? Harvard Business School Case 798-032.*