Robert K. Citrone (born 1964) is an American billionaire hedge fund manager, the co-founder of

Discovery Capital Management Discovery Capital Management is an American hedge fund, with a focus on emerging markets. It was co-founded in 1999 by Robert Citrone Robert K. Citrone (born 1964) is an American billionaire hedge fund manager, the co-founder of Discovery Ca ...

, and minority owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Early life

Robert Citrone was born in

Latrobe, Pennsylvania Latrobe is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, in the United States and part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The city population was 8,338 as of the 2010 census (9,265 in 1990). It is located near Pennsylvania's scenic Chestnut Rid ...

, and grew up in

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. Citrone has a bachelor's degree from

Hampden-Sydney College Hampden Sydney is a census-designated place (CDP) in Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,450 at the 2010 census. Hampden Sydney is the home of Hampden–Sydney College, a private all-male college that is the tenth- ...

, and an MBA from the Darden School of Business.

Career

In 1990, Citrone was hired as a corporate-bond analyst at

Fidelity Investments Fidelity Investments, commonly referred to as Fidelity, earlier as Fidelity Management & Research or FMR, is an American multinational financial services corporation based in Boston, Massachusetts. The company was established in 1946 and is on ...

. He resigned from Fidelity in 1995 and joined

Tiger Management Tiger Management Corp., also known as "The Tiger Fund", is an American hedge fund and family office founded by Julian Robertson. The fund began investing in 1980 and closed in March 2000/01. It continues to operate today in direct public equity ...

. In 1999, Citrone co-founded

Personal life

Citrone has four children with his wife, Cindy. He and Cindy are minority owners of the

Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in , the Steel ...

. In 2016, Robert and Cindy were awarded the Dr. Freddie Fu Sports Leadership Award for giving back to their hometown.

References

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