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Ariel Alternatives
Financial Services
New York , NY 2,687 followers
Ariel Alternatives, LLC is a private asset management firm affiliated with Ariel Investments, LLC.
About us
Ariel Alternatives, LLC is a private asset management firm affiliated with Ariel Investments, LLC. Ariel Alternatives is an enterprise newly conceived for the times and built on a four decade-old foundation. The firm's first initiative, Project Black, is on a mission to scale sustainable, middle-market, minority-owned businesses and fuel Fortune 500 vendor diversity. Co-Founders Leslie Brun and Mellody Hobson share a desire to make a positive impact by investing in the world they want to see. Every individual on the team - at all levels - plays a role that is critical to our firm’s success. We seek subject matter experts who are unapologetically themselves. We encourage our teammates to reach their full potential and give them the runway, support, and resources to succeed. Ariel celebrates diversity and practices inclusion as a way to get work done – it’s in our DNA. As an equal opportunity employer, our employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, parental status, mental or physical disability, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. Ariel is committed to recruiting and retaining talented applicants, and to providing all employees with a workplace free from discrimination and/or harassment.
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- Financial Services
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- 11-50 employees
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- New York , NY
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Summer intern season has begun, and we’re excited to welcome the incredible students that have chosen to become our teammates! In addition to getting hands-on experience with outstanding teammates and mentors at Ariel, our interns will enjoy lunch conversations with our CEOs and other Ariel executives, network with interns from world-class organizations, sit in on investment committee meetings, and enjoy some sports and music entertainment. We look forward to seeing all that they will accomplish, learn, and teach us. #ShareAriel
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Happy #Juneteenth! This day marks the anniversary of over 250,000 enslaved Black Americans in Galveston Bay, Texas being notified of their freedom, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation had been signed. Today and every day, we commemorate the freedom fought for and the equality we continue to strive for. Interested in learning more? Check out the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Juneteenth reading list: https://lnkd.in/g2zs285A #ShareAriel
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We are looking forward to Ariel Alternatives Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Leslie A. Brun speaking at this year’s Forbes Iconoclast summit on June 20th in NYC! Moira Forbes of ForbesWomen and Forbes will moderate a panel titled, “Power Players: A New Take on Long-Term Investing,” where Les will be joined by Tracy B. of Kanbrick. You can register here: https://lnkd.in/e36xbn54 #ShareAriel
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It was wonderful to have our Co-CEO Mellody Hobson once again named in Barron's 100 Most Influential Women in Finance. In the article, her fellow co-founder of Ariel Alternatives, Leslie A. Brun, shared that she “works relentlessly in her pursuit of excellence—always aiming higher.” Many thanks to Daisy Maxey for profiling Mellody. Read the entire piece here: https://lnkd.in/eqiP29P5 #ShareAriel
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Sorenson Communications, our #ProjectBlack portfolio company, has been named to Fortune’s 2024 list of America’s Most Innovative Companies, which honors the 200 companies transforming industries from the inside out. Congratulations to CEO Jorge Rodriguez and the entire team for this incredible accomplishment. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eQ4zRnMZ #ShareAriel
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Our Co-Founder Mellody Hobson spoke with J.P. Morgan’s Tanya Barnes at the firm’s Advancing Black Pathways anniversary dinner in the nation’s capital, celebrating five years of continued effort towards achieving economic success and empowerment within Black communities. As a #ProjectBlack partner, we’re proud have J.P. Morgan at our side as we work towards our shared goal of closing this nation’s wealth gap. #ShareAriel
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Leslie A. Brun, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ariel Alternatives joined Bloomberg News TV anchor Romaine Bostick, CFA on the stage of Bloomberg’s Diversity Drives Returns conference to discuss pairing purpose with profit and the mission behind #ProjectBlack. We were glad to be part of an important day of programming convening fund managers, analysts, investment professionals, allocators and others in the alternative investment ecosystem. #ShareAriel
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We enjoyed attending this year’s Interpublic Group (IPG) MAGNA Global Equity Upfront with #ProjectBlack portfolio company My Code. Ariel’s Principal and My Code board member Clara Fagan, CFA and Chief Communications Officer Arielle Patrick joined My Code Executive Vice President of Commercial Strategy Alexandra Kennedy to discuss how communications, advertising and marketing executives can more effectively reach diverse audiences and why My Code complements this need. #ShareAriel
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Ariel Alternatives Founder, CEO and Chairman Leslie A. Brun sat down with KKR Founder Henry Kravis at the annual SEO (Sponsors for Educational Opportunity) Alternative Investments conference, discussing his early career journey, starting #ProjectBlack, and how perseverance, humility (and a little bit of luck) got him to where he is today. #ShareAriel
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