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Museum to Honor Ken Griffin
and Timothy Geithner at 2018 Gala
The Museum will honor the achieve-
ments of financial leaders in both the pub-
lic and private sectors with two important
awards at its 2018 Gala on Tuesday, Feb-
ruary 6. The Gala is the Museum’s main
annual fundraiser, with proceeds helping
to support all aspects of the Museum’s
efforts to teach the relevance of finance to
everyday life.
Since 2008, the Museum has recog-
nized the outstanding achievements of
individuals who have demonstrated their
professional commitment to a culture of
service and have achieved distinction in
both the public and private sectors with
the Whitehead Award for Distinguished
Public Service and Financial Leadership.
Timothy Geithner, former US Treasury
Secretary and president of Warburg Pin-
cus, will be the recipient of the Whitehead
Award at the 2018 Gala.
The Gala also features the Charles
Schwab Financial Innovation Award,
paying tribute to an individual who
has significantly advanced the world of
finance — and the economy — through a
creative approach to products, markets
and financial technology. Ken Griffin,
founder and CEO of Citadel, will be hon-
ored with this award for his innovations in
investment management.
The 2018 Gala will begin with cock-
tails at the Museum at 6:30 pm and din-
ner at Cipriani Wall Street at 7:45 pm.
Please contact Mindy Ross, Director of
External Relations, at [email protected] or
(646) 833-2755 to reserve a table or seat,
or to make a contribution. For additional
information, visit www.moaf.org/gala.
Ken Grif fin (left), founder and CEO of Citadel, will receive the 2018 Schwab Financial Innovation Award.
Timothy Geithner (right) will receive the 2018 Whitehead Award.
NOV 14
1972
The Dow Jones Industrial Average
closes above 1000 for the first time after
coming close to that level in 1966, 1968
and 1969. It finishes the day at 1003.16.
NOV 30
1988
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) wins a bidding war to do a
leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco for more than $25 billion. This
generates more than $1 billion in fees for Wall Street and creates the
high-watermark for the LBO craze and junk bond binge of the 1980s.
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