Robert Citrone
Robert K. Citrone | |
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| Born | November 8, 1964 Latrobe, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Hedge fund manager |
| Known for | Co-founder of Discovery Capital Management; minority stakeholder in the Pittsburgh Steelers |
Robert K. Citrone (born November 8, 1964) is a billionaire hedge fund manager from the United States, known as a co-founder of Discovery Capital Management and a minority stakeholder in the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Biography
Born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania and raised in Pittsburgh, Citrone graduated with honors in Economics and Mathematics from Hampden-Sydney College in 1987. He briefly worked in fixed income trading at First Boston before earning an MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business as a Shermet Scholar in 1990.
Citrone began his career at Fidelity Investments in 1990 as a corporate bond analyst, later overseeing the Emerging Market Fixed Income and Currency Group, managing assets exceeding $7 billion. In 1995, he transitioned to Tiger Management as managing director, where he directed global emerging market investment strategies. He went on to co-found Discovery Capital Management in 1999.
Together with his wife Cindy, Citrone has four children and holds a minority ownership interest in the Pittsburgh Steelers. Their philanthropic efforts earned them the Dr. Freddie Fu Sports Leadership Award in 2016 for contributions benefiting their hometown.