Ariel Investments

Emma Rodriguez-Ayala, our Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel, received the LatinoJustice PRLDEF annual Latina Trailblazers Award! We are proud of her tireless dedication to serving each and every community that she is a part of — including the team here at Ariel. #ShareAriel  

#OprahsFavoriteThings gifts list is an annual holiday highlight, and this year features one of our very own. Today, it was announced that Co-CEO Mellody Hobson’s The New York Times best seller – “Priceless Facts About Money” – is included on the list as featured on OprahDaily.com and in Oprah Daily LLC’s special print 2024 Holiday Edition!   As Oprah says on OprahDaily.com, “Financial expert Mellody Hobson wrote this children’s book to encourage financial literacy, but I bet, like me, many adults will learn fun facts about money—such as where the word greenbacks came from.”   To see the list, please visit: https://lnkd.in/grVdtwvA   We hope that many readers will enjoy the priceless gift of financial literacy this holiday season.   #ShareAriel

This summer, our Co-CEO and President Mellody Hobson spoke on a panel hosted by the UNCF, which is celebrating 80 years of providing financial support to Black students and 37 HBCUs. Alongside UNCF President & CEO Dr. Michael Lomax and Phill Gross of Adage Capital Management, the discussion covered a range of topics, including how financial literacy can empower the next generation. Many thanks to Kimberly Godwin for moderating the discussion.   #ShareAriel

The Chicago Bulls are back on the court for their first home game of the season tonight. With our roots in both basketball and the Windy City, we love to support the home team. Pictured here is our Co-CEO John W. Rogers, Jr. alongside Ariel teammates Timothy Fidler, John Oxtoby and Benne Rosner, CFA hosting University of Chicago #RogersScholars at a game. Providing career resources and funded internship opportunities for students interested in financial services careers, this program empowers a diverse group of young scholars to intern at endowment and non-profit investment offices across the country.   Learn more about the program here: https://lnkd.in/ewsFsv2e   Go Bulls! #ShareAriel

Our Vice President of Institutional Marketing Chris Gibson had the pleasure of presenting the National Association of Securities Professionals (NASP) Pace Setter Award to Delta Air Lines, recognizing its efforts to promote the active participation of women and/or minorities within the financial securities industry. We always enjoy the opportunity to celebrate the changemakers that share our values and are committed to improving our industry. #ShareAriel

Our Founder and Co-CEO John W. Rogers, Jr. joined a panel co-hosted by the Black Economic Alliance and Gov. Wes Moore, discussing his family’s history and deep roots of utilizing entrepreneurial success to propel economic prosperity across the Black community. Many thanks to The Washington Post Associate Editor Jonathan Capehart for moderating and Governor Moore for participating in the discussion. #ShareAriel  

Congratulations to Ariel Alternatives Founder and CEO Leslie A. Brun, who has been named a Crain's New York Business Notable Black Leader. Under his leadership, Ariel Alternatives closed #ProjectBlack as one of the largest private equity funds for a first-time manager in history. He continues to lead a team executing on Project Black’s mission to scale minority-owned businesses to serve as suppliers-of-choice to Fortune 500 companies, driving economic equality from the entry level to the boardroom.   Read the feature here: https://lnkd.in/eTT2UEJX

Are you attending the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) Annual Conference & Exchange in Atlanta? We invite you to stop by booth 909 to learn more about our #ProjectBlack portfolio companies Sorenson Communications, CQ fluency and My Code, our parent company Ariel Investments, and to meet our teammates: *Vernon Irvin, Head of Go-To-Market and Value Creation (Alternatives) *Frantz Alphonse, Senior Managing Director (Alternatives) *Nikki Stokes Thompson, Chief of Staff (Alternatives) *Malik Murray, Head of Business Development (Investments) *Chris Gibson, VP of Institutional Marketing (Investments) *Elijah Scott, Senior Associate (Investments) And on Monday, October 21 at 10:30am ET, visit room A404-A405 to listen to the panel discussion, “Future Proofing Supplier Diversity,” with our new Head of Go-To-Market & Value Creation Vernon Irvin. See you there!   #ShareAriel

This #HispanicHeritageMonth, we want to spotlight three iconic publications within #ProjectBlack portfolio company My Code: El Diario, REMEZCLA and La Opinión.   Founded in 1913 in lower Manhattan, El Diario is the longest publishing Spanish-language daily newspaper in the United States. Having received recognition from the National Association of Hispanic Publications Inc (NAHP), this platform helps to preserve and celebrate the cultural traditions of the community through articles, events and special features. REMEZCLA is the most influential digital media brand for Latinx audiences in the U.S., covering lifestyle, culture and music. They are putting emerging Latinx culture on the map - operating as a digital publisher, creative agency and entertainment company. Meanwhile La Opinión is the nation’s #1 Spanish-language daily newspaper, reaching 20 million monthly readers worldwide. Talk about impact!   #ShareAriel

Chief Communications Officer Arielle Patrick joined Bloomberg Markets, hosted by Sonali Basak, to discuss the results of our 2024 Black Corporate Directors Study. Tune in to hear about this year’s key findings, from the operationalization of DEI within corporate boardrooms to employees’ thoughts on how DEI is being prioritized within the workplace: https://lnkd.in/eJh8UhGp   You can read more about the study’s implications via reporting from Financial Times Agenda’s Frederic Lee: https://lnkd.in/evEcFDpz #ShareAriel