Robert K. Citrone | |
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Born | Latrobe, Pennsylvania, U.S. | November 8, 1964
Alma mater | Hampden-Sydney College Darden School of Business |
Occupation | Hedge fund manager |
Known for | Co-founder, Discovery Capital Management |
Spouse | Cindy Citrone |
Children | 4 |
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.
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]