Mellody Hobson - Co-CEO & President @ Ariel Investments

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Primary Job Title Co-CEO & President
Primary Organization
Ariel Investments

Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
Regions Greater Chicago Area, Great Lakes, Midwestern US
Gender Female

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Mellody Louise Hobson is based out of Chicago, Illinois and is the Co-CEO & President of Ariel Investments. Mellody previously worked at DreamWorks Animation as a chairman of the board. Mellody Louise Hobson attended the Princeton University. Mellody Louise Hobson has been received the Woodrow Wilson Award and named as the 100 Most Influential

People in the world.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments

Mellody Hobson

has made

investments. Their latest investment was

Series A - Phia

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, when

Phia

raised

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Phia	—	Series A - Phia	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Ellevest	—	Series A - Ellevest	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Ellevest	—	Venture Round - Ellevest	obfuscated obfuscation

Jobs

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Mellody Hobson

is the

Co-CEO & President

Ariel Investments

. Additionally,

Mellody Hobson

has had

past jobs including

President

Ariel Investments

Ariel Investments Co-CEO & PresidentJul 2019

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Ariel Investments	President	1991	Jul 2019
Arnel Capital Management	Senior Vice President and Director of Marketing	1994	2000
Arnel Capital Management	Vice President of Marketing	1991	1994

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles

Mellody Hobson

holds

board and advisor roles including

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Ariel Investments

Member of the Board of Directors

World Business Chicago

, and

Member of the Board of Trustees

Ariel Investments

Ariel Investments Chairman of the Board of Directors2006
World Business Chicago Member of the Board of Directors
Ariel Investments Member of the Board of Trustees
Estee Lauder Companies Member of the Board of Directors
Estee Lauder Companies Board of Directors
The Chicago Public Education Fund Member of the Board of Directors
Lucas Museum Member of the Board of Directors
DreamWorks Animation Chairman of the Board of Directors
Investment Company Institute Member of the Board of Governors

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Groupon	Member of the Board of Directors	—	May 20, 2014
Starbucks	Member of the Board of Directors	Feb 2005	—
Sundance Institute	Member of the Board of Directors	—	—
After School Matters	Chairman of the Board of Directors	—	—

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