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Ken Griffin Gives $5 Million to Help Miami Prepare for Disasters

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Citadel’s Ken Griffin is the biggest donor so far to a new fund that will help Miami respond to disasters such as hurricanes.

Griffin, 53, a Florida native and chief executive officer of Chicago-based Citadel, has given $5 million to help launch the Miami Disaster Resilience Fund. The goal is to raise $20 million, nonprofit groups supporting the effort said Tuesday in a statement.