Ken Griffin Gifts $10M to NYU Langone Health to Better Women's Health

NYU Langone has announced a $10-million leadership gift from Ken Griffin in conjunction with the creation of the Mignone Women’s Health Collaborative, which will unite experts from across the health system to improve women’s health.

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Ken’s support will allow NYU Langone to establish the Griffin Healthspan and Vitality Center within the Collaborative. The Griffin Center will target overall well-being, longevity, and quality of life for women, offering carefully coordinated assessment and personalized intervention, as well as innovative services and advanced diagnostics.

“Through their compassionate, personalized care and groundbreaking research, NYU Langone’s medical professionals are leading the way in advancing women’s health and wellness. I am honored to join the Mignone family in expanding access to cutting-edge programs for women in important areas such as physical vitality, movement science, and mental and emotional health—helping people live longer, healthier lives.”

Ken Griffin
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Founder, Griffin Catalyst

Located in Midtown Manhattan, just blocks from Citadel’s offices, the Mignone Women’s Health Collaborative brings together more than 125 expert providers across 20 key areas in women’s health to offer women even better treatment at every stage of life. This important initiative forges vital connections throughout the health system and helps to facilitate outstanding education and research in women’s health.

The Griffin Healthspan and Vitality Center, on the second floor of the Collaborative, will offer services that meet women’s evolving needs, including those related to Movement Science & Physical Vitality, Nutrition, and Mental & Emotional Health.

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As part of its mission to shape a future where every woman has support to make the most informed health decisions, the Collaborative will also help establish new coursework in women’s health at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, examining ways medicine can better address women’s specific needs.

“When you care for women, you strengthen families, communities, and public health,” said Elizabeth Comen, MD, breast oncologist and Co-Director of the Mignone Women’s Health Collaborative at NYU Langone. “Yet for too long, women’s health has been narrowly defined, underfunded, and fragmented. With the Mignone family’s visionary gift and Ken Griffin’s support, we’re creating more spaces where women’s experiences shape the standard of care, where research meets real needs, and where health care is as multifaceted and dynamic as the women we serve.”

Ken has long been committed to pushing the frontiers of science and medicine to drive progress and improve lives, including through gifts to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the University of Miami’s Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the Baptist Health Foundation.