“ All About Mellody

Hobson ”

President , Ariel
Investments
Mrs . Mellody Hobson
 “Mellody Hobson Family”

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• Mellody Hobson is
unmarried and has no
• children . However , she is
• currently dating film
director and producer
• George Lucas .
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 Mellody Hobson ’ s Choice of
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 Harvard University and Princeton

University
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 Mellody Hobson ’ s College
Experience

 Princeton University , where she received

a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1991 from
the Woodrow Wilson School of
International Relations and Public
Policy .
 Mellody Hobson ’ s Favorite
Teacher

 Jim Wall , former St . Ignatius English

teacher
 and Hobson ’ s favorite teacher because
“ he was so unconventional and such a
non - conformist ” in his approach to
thinking and viewing the world with
eyes wide open . He also taught her
to appreciate diversity , which is a
trait she still embraces today .
Mellody Hobson Influences

• Her mother
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• John Rogers - Princeton

University
 Mellody Hobson Relationship
with Her Mother
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• Mellody Hobson ’ s
single mother
cared for her
dearly who worked
as a real - estate
agent , Hobson grew
up in downtown
Chicago .
• She was the youngest
of six children ,
though by her own
admission she felt
like an only child
because her oldest
sibling was 25
years older than
she , and the
 Mellody Hobson Relationship
with John Rogers
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• My first impression of Mellody
was that she was very
articulate and glamorous to
the point of being
intimidating .
• As I got to know her a little
better I realized that in
addition to having
intelligence , charm , a great
job , and designer clothes
Mellody was also a tireless
achiever .
• Notice that I didn ’ t use the
term “ overachiever ” because
that would imply that her
achievements are above her
innate skill level .
• No , Mellody is one of those
rare achievers who
Mellody Hobson ’ s Hobbies

• Vacationing in Italy
• Spending time with family and
friends
Mellody Hobson ’ s Upbringing

 Mellody Hobson's childhood

wasn't easy . She was the
youngest of six kids , all raised
by their single mother . Money
was worse than tight .
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Mellody Hobson ’ s Upbringing

 Money was worse than tight . And

the family moved constantly ,
from apartment to apartment , and
from one Chicago neighborhood
to the next .
Mellody Hobson ’ s Upbringing

 Despite it all , Hobson's mother

encouraged her daughter to
dream big . And she did .
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Mellody Hobson ’ s Obstacles

 Mellody Hobson had to overcome

poverty , living in a single
parent home , dealing with down
puts from other people
 Mellody Hobson’ s Vision
Today
 Even with so many
successes , there is
still so much that needs
to be done . For me the
obvious issue is the
dramatic gap between the
haves and have not's . In
a nation of such
incredible wealth , it is
a tragedy so many people
live in poverty . Ariel
is committed to closing
the wealth gap in our
country through
education and financial
literacy . Unfortunately ,
Americans are facing a
financial crisis ,
particularly in regards
to retirement .
 Mellody Hobson’ s Vision
Today
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 With the demographics of

an aging population ,
this is going to become
even more and more of an
issue over the next
decade , ultimately
affecting everyone . Too
many people simply
aren ’ t prepared for
retirement and everyone
will pay a price . This
is why Ariel is so
committed to financial
literacy and education
as well as our annual
Black Investor Survey —
Mellody Hobson ’ s Funds to pay
for school

 Hobson jump - started her career in

finance while as a student at the
Woodrow Wilson School of
International Relations at
Princeton University to prepare
herself for a career in the
business world . While somewhat of
an unlikely pairing in what her
chosen profession would become , she
returned home to Chicago in the
summers and began as an intern at
Ariel Capital Management ( which
also employs four other St .
Ignatius College Prep alumni along
with Hobson ).
 My Thoughts Of Melody
Hobson
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 The reason I chose Mellody

Hobson was because to me
personally this is the type of
person I ’ ve always thought that
I would be when I grow up and I
wanted to major in business
management when I was to enter
college also . However , I decided
to major in Nursing instead .
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