Robert Citrone

Robert K. Citrone
Born	(1964-11-08) November 8, 1964 (age 60) Latrobe, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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.

Biography

Citrone was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Pittsburgh.[1][2] Citrone has a bachelor's degree from Hampden-Sydney College, and an MBA from the Darden School of Business.[3]

In 1990, Citrone was hired as a corporate-bond analyst at Fidelity Investments.[4] He resigned from Fidelity in 1995 and joined Tiger Management.[4] In 1999, Citrone co-founded Discovery Capital Management.[3]

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]

References

1. Solomont, E. B. (March 5, 2021). "This "Tiger Cub" hedge funder owns nearly 10% of Compass". The Real Deal. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
2. Werner, Sam (January 31, 2016). "Citrone couple's philanthropy worthy of Dr. Freddie Fu Leadership Award | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Post-gazette.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
3. "Robert Citrone". Forbes.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
4. Chung, Juliet (September 20, 2013). "Hedge-Fund Manager Citrone Posts Big Gains". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
5. Brown, Scott (March 18, 2015). "Pittsburgh Steelers ownership at a glance". espn.com. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
6. "Citrone couple's philanthropy worthy of Dr. Freddie Fu Leadership Award". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 3, 2019.