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Mellody Hobson; 35 President, Ariel Capital Management LLC.(100 Most Influential Women)(Biography)
Crain's Chicago Business, June, 2004
Byline: STEVE DANIELS Mellody Hobson could get used to the star treatment. She's a regular on ABC's "Good Morning America.'' She's been the subject of photo spreads in Working Woman and Vogue. She sits on some of the city's most coveted boards-those of the Field Museum and Chicago Public Library, as well as that of her alma mater, Princeton University.
She's as driven as they come. But she says she's staying put out of a sense of loyalty to the only employer she's ever had: John W. Rogers Jr., owner of Chicago's Ariel Capital Management. "Neither one of us went to business school, so we didn't learn about five-year plans,'' she says. "This is what I want to do with my life.'' Mr. Rogers says Ms. Hobson has been crucial to increasing Ariel's assets...
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