Anne Dias-Griffin | |
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 Dias in 2014 | |
| Born | Anne Dias (1970-01-01)January 1, 1970 (age 55) Strasbourg, France |
| Nationality | American French |
| Education | Georgetown University (BSFS) Harvard University (MBA) |
| Occupation | Hedge fund manager |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
Anne Dias-Griffin (born January 1, 1970) is a French-American investor. She is the founder and chief executive officer of Aragon, an investment firm active in global equities, with a focus on the internet, technology, and consumer sectors, as well as alternative assets.[1]
Dias was born inStrasbourg, France.[2] She moved to the United States to study at theGeorgetown UniversitySchool of Foreign Service in 1992.[3] She graduatedsumma cum laude and received an MBA fromHarvard Business School.[3]
Dias worked full-time in public policy research during college, on both domestic and foreign policy issues.[4] She was a research assistant to constitutional law scholarWalter Berns, the Olin Professor of Government at Georgetown University, and helped research a book on theElectoral College.[5] She also assisted Patrick J. Glynn, resident scholar at theAmerican Enterprise Institute, on his book about the history of theCold War.[6]
In 1991, she was the Brussels representative for theAmerican Electronics Association, and focused on European policy issues. She also worked on European Community and foreign policy issues as an intern at theGerman Parliament inBonn and Berlin during the summer of 1992.[4]
After receiving her degree fromGeorgetown University, Anne worked as ananalyst in theInvestment Banking department ofGoldman Sachs in London and New York City and atFidelity International in London.[7][8]
After obtaining her MBA fromHarvard Business School in 1997, she joinedSoros Fund Management as an analyst and was promoted to portfolio manager one year later.[9]
At Soros, she specialized in the retail and financial services industry and managed along/short portfolio offinancial services stocks. Dias was a member of the founding investment team atViking Global Investors, focusing on global media and internet investments.[10]
In 2001, Dias started her own fund, Aragon Global Management, LLC in New York City.[11]
BillionaireJulian Robertson ofTiger Management provided start-up capital for Aragon Global Management.[12]
At the end of 2011, Dias returned capital from outside investors to focus on the Kenneth and Anne Griffin Foundation, and ran Aragon as a family office. Aragon re-opened to third-party capital in June 2021.[13]
In 2022, Dias is part of Barron's 100 Most Influential Women in US Finance.[14]
Dias sits on the board of Fox Corporation.[15][16]
Dias was co-president of theKenneth and Anne Griffin Foundation, which she co-founded in 2009; it was dissolved in 2014 due to the couple's divorce.[17][18] The foundation focused on early childhood education, the arts, and medical research, with particular emphasis on the health of women and children. The Griffins pledged more than $100 million to leading innovators and entrepreneurs whose initiatives are bringing measurable and sustainable change to the community.[19] Dias organized a national conference on early childhood education every year in Chicago for teachers, academic researchers and public policy experts.[20]
In 2006, Dias and Griffin gave $19 million to theArt Institute of Chicago, and in 2009, the Griffins donated $10 million to establish the Griffin Early Childhood Center.[21][22]
In 2010, they donated $16 million to theAnn & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago of Chicago atNorthwestern University to create an Emergency Care Center, which opened in 2012.[23][24]
Dias is an adjunct professor atGeorgetown University'sMcDonough School of Business where she teaches a course on hedge fund strategies.[25] The class straddles theoretical teachings and practical applications of the hedge fund industry. Guest speakers have come from the world’s top investment firms, includingElliott Associates,Tiger Global,Citadel,Carnegie Corporation, Monticello,Coatue,Paulson & Co.,Magnetar andViking.[26]
In 2012, Dias launched Reboot Illinois, a news website and social media platform focused on Illinois politics, with over 650,000 monthly page views. During Dias’ ownership, Reboot Illinois was the recipient of multiple journalism awards. She sold her interest in the site to AFK Media Group in 2016.[27]
Dias was born in France to a Franco-Argentine father and Franco-German mother.[28] She married hedge fund managerKenneth Griffin in 2003. In 2015, Griffin and Dias divorced.[29] The couple has joint custody over their three children.[30][31]
Dias is aRepublican, and has donated to campaign funds for various candidates.[32]
Dias has been named as one of the most powerful women in finance by multiple publications,[33] includingU.S. Banker,[7][34][35] andThe Hedge Fund Journal.[36] In 2006, she was featured inCrain's Chicago Business' "40 Under 40" list andInstitutional Investor's "20 Rising Stars of Hedge Funds".[37][38] She won the Harvard Club of Chicago's Annual Alumni Award in 2010.[39]
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