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Mellody Hobson

Co-CEO of Ariel Investments; Board Chair of Starbucks

Finance & Economic Development

Signal

Region
Chicago
Industry
Finance & Economic Development
Source file
profiles/chicago_profiles.md:378
Status
published

Economic impact

Co-CEO of Ariel Investments and board chair of Starbucks. Co-chairs the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art and works on financial literacy and minority representation on corporate boards.

Sources

  1. Ariel Investments
  2. Wikipedia
Last updated: 5/27/2026 by xecon desk corrections@xecon.dev