Griffin’s Covid Year Had Planes, Palm Beach, Philanthropy
- He lobbied Trump administration to speed up vaccines, stimulus
- Griffin says he’s open to working with Biden on education
Kenneth Griffin
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In the early days of the pandemic, Ken Griffin talked with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence about stimulus and fast-tracking Covid therapies. Now, he sees an opening to work with the Biden administration to address a year of lost learning.
“The political party doesn’t matter to me,” said Griffin, 52, who contributed $66 million to Republicans in the last election. “What matters is the receptivity to solving the problem.”