Mellody Hobson
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Mellody Hobson is an American businesswoman and investor, best known as the co-CEO and president of Ariel Investments and a prominent advocate for financial literacy and corporate diversity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
board member
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business executive → human → investor → |
| academicDegree | Bachelor of Arts → |
| almaMater | Princeton University → |
| awardReceived |
Order of Lincoln laureate
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surface form: "Order of Lincoln"
Time 100 Most Influential People →
surface form: "Time 100 most influential people honoree"
Women in Film Crystal Award → |
| boardTenureStart | Starbucks chairmanship 2021 → |
| child | Everest Hobson Lucas → |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America → |
| dateOfBirth | 1969-04-03 → |
| educatedAt | Princeton University → |
| employer | Ariel Investments → |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form: "African American"
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| familyName | Hobson → |
| fieldOfStudy | public policy → |
| focusesOn |
corporate board diversity
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financial literacy education → |
| foundedBy | Ariel Investments founded by John W. Rogers Jr., not Mellody Hobson → |
| gender | female → |
| givenName |
Mellody Hobson
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surface form: "Mellody"
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| industry | investment management → |
| knownFor |
advocacy for corporate diversity
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advocacy for financial literacy → co-CEO of Ariel Investments → president of Ariel Investments → |
| memberOf |
Executive Committee of the Investment Company Institute
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Rockefeller Foundation →
surface form: "The Rockefeller Foundation board of trustees"
board of directors of DreamWorks Animation → board of directors of JPMorgan Chase → board of directors of Starbucks → |
| name | Mellody Hobson → |
| nationality | American → |
| notableWork | TED Talk "Color blind or color brave?" → |
| occupation |
businesswoman
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corporate director → investor → |
| partner | George Lucas → |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States → |
| positionHeld |
chair of DreamWorks Animation board
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chair of the board of Starbucks → co-CEO of Ariel Investments → president of Ariel Investments → vice chair of JPMorgan Chase board → |
| residence |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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San Francisco →
surface form: "San Francisco, California, United States"
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| spouse | George Lucas → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Mellody"
this entity surface form: "Mellody Hobson (acting, policy role context not confirmed as formal title)"