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Xcelerator · Person

John W. Rogers Jr.

Founder & Chairman, Ariel Investments

Asset Management & Economic Development

Signal

Region
Chicago
Industry
Asset Management & Economic Development
Source file
profiles/chicago_profiles.md:278
Status
published

Economic impact

Founded Ariel Investments in 1983, the first Black-owned mutual fund firm in the United States. Advocates for financial literacy, corporate diversity, and minority business contracting.

Sources

  1. Ariel Investments
  2. Wikipedia
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