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Ariel Investments
Chicago, IL
The largest minority-owned investment firm in the United States.
About
Ariel Investments has spent decades proving that patient, values-driven capital can outperform short-term thinking. Under Mellody Hobson's leadership, the firm champions corporate diversity, financial literacy, and long-horizon investing as forces for systemic change.
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Podcast episodes
42 minEP. 48 · Jun 12, 2026
The courage to build what does not exist yet
with Mellody Hobson · Ariel Investments
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Case studies
Insights
What the next generation of leaders is teaching us about hope
Young leaders are not waiting for permission to rebuild institutions. They are practicing hope as a leadership strategy—and measuring results.
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The long game of impact investing
Impact that lasts is built by investors willing to be uncomfortable for decades.
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