LONDON, April 28 (Reuters) – Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of hedge fund and market trading firm Citadel, said on Tuesday he will meet with the governor of New York Kathy Hochul on Thursday to talk about the ‘future direction’ of the city.
Miami-based hedge fund Citadel has objected to New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s attempt to use Griffin’s name in his push to tax ​individuals from outside the state who own New York City residences.
Asked during a Norges Bank Investment Management conference panel on whether he would like to run for office, Griffin said: “No one would vote for me.”
He added that he would meet with New York governor to talk about the future direction of the state capital.
“Is New York going to put their fiscal house in order and run itself from a position of strong government that’s pro-business? Why do Americans think we can do socialism?,” Griffin said.
(Reporting by Nell Mackenzie; Editing by Dhara Ranasinghe)
