Ariel Investments co-CEO Mellody Hobson on NWSL's Denver expansion: It's value meeting growth
Ariel Investments president and co-CEO Mellody Hobson and Ariel Investments ‘Project Level’ managing partner Jason Wright ...
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Ariel Investments launches fund focused on women's sports
Chicago-based Ariel pegged 2024 women’s sports revenue at $1.28 billion globally, up 300% in three years. Hobson said the ...
Chicago businesswoman Mellody Hobson to step down as lead independent director at Starbucks
Chicago businesswoman Mellody Hobson will step down from her position as lead independent director of Starbucks’ board of directors, the coffee giant said in a statement on its website. Hobson serves ...
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Ariel Investments starts new fund to tap into women’s sports
The Project Level fund will make one of its first investments in a National Women’s Soccer League’s expansion team in Denver, Ariel Co-Chief Executive Officer Mellody Hobson said in a letter ...
Who is Mellody Hobson, the Starbucks director who resigned after 20 years at the company
Mellody Hobson’s resignation as lead independent director of the Starbucks Corporation Board marks the end of an era for the company ...
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‘Leveling the playing field’ in women’s sports is goal of new Ariel private investment fund
In an open memo posted on the Ariel Investments’ website, Co-CEO and President Mellody Hobson said Project Level will seek to harness the exploding talent, fandom, viewership and media interest ...
NWSL officially introduces Denver as 16th franchise, with more than 2,000 fans signed up for season tickets on Day 1
The club’s alternate governor Mellody Hobson declared Thursday’s launch as further evidence that “women’s sports are at a ...
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Mellody Hobson to step down as lead independent director at Starbucks
Chicago business owner Mellody Hobson will step down from her position ... Hobson serves as co-CEO and president of Ariel Investments in Chicago. She is married to George Lucas, the director ...
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Ariel Investments Starts New Fund To Tap Into Women's Sports
The Project Level fund will make one of its first investments in a National Women’s Soccer League’s expansion team in Denver, Ariel Co-Chief Executive Officer Mellody Hobson said in a letter ...