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" We think that excellence in investing comes from focus. "

Kenneth C. Griffin

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" I have an economics degree from Harvard. "

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" The resources at Harvard - its professors, our fellow students, the libraries, its alumni - created for me the opportunity to pursue my passions in finance. "

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