In 2021, Hobson launched Ariel Alternatives, LLC, leading to a $1.45 billion raise for its private equity fund, Project Black. This initiative aims to support both non-minority-owned middle-market ...
Today, Hobson serves as the co-CEO and president of Ariel Investments, overseeing a firm that manages more than $16.8 billion in assets. Under her leadership, Ariel has not only grown its ...
Rogers Jr. in 1983, when he was just 24 years old. He's now co-CEO along with Mellody Hobson, who joined the company right after graduating college in 1991. Headquartered in Chicago, with offices ...
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Ariel Investments celebrated its 40th anniversary last year with a transformation, says Mellody Hobson, 54, co-chief executive and president of the first Black-owned mutual fund firm in the U.S ...
Starbucks has announced the retirement of Mellody Hobson, who has served as lead independent director on its board of directors for almost two decades. Hobson joined the US coffee chain board in ...
Chicago business owner Mellody Hobson will step down from her position as lead independent director of Starbucks’ board of directors, the coffee giant said in a statement on its website.
Chicago business owner Mellody Hobson will step down from her position as lead independent director of Starbucks’ board of directors, the coffee giant said in a statement on its website.
As the co-CEO of Ariel Investments, Mellody Hobson is one of the most powerful women in the world. In 2021, she became the first Black woman to chair an S&P 500 company when she accepted the ...