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 ...

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.

If there’s anyone who could teach a class on being a boss, it’s Mellody Hobson. She's the co-CEO of Ariel Investments and the Chairwoman of Starbucks Corporation, making her the first Black ...

Mellody Hobson, and Sheryl Sandberg. Brown-Philpot told Bloomberg that the fund actually closed in January. The firm launched in 2023 during what was a challenging period for fundraising in the ...

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 ...

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 ...