Earlier this year, Hobson was elevated to co-CEO of Ariel, where she has spent her entire career. She helped quadruple the firm’s assets under management from post-crisis lows to a current total ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Writing a 10,000-word children’s book about money was personal for Mellody Hobson. Even if she is now one ...

In the aftermath of George Floyd's killing in 2020, investor Mellody Hobson recalls frequent calls from directors at Fortune ...

As co-CEO of Ariel Investments, Mellody Hobson chairs Ariel’s publicly traded mutual funds and co-founded Ariel Alternatives, a private equity enterprise. She was board chair of Starbucks ...

At a time when many U.S. companies are turning away from DEI efforts owing to the current political climate, Mellody Hobson remains committed to opening doors for others—and ensuring that ...

While a student at Princeton, Hobson worked as an intern at Ariel Investments. She became co-chief executive of the firm in 2019. Her Ted Talks provided inspiration to Vanessa Williams ...

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 ...