Ariel Investments

Co-Founder Mellody Hobson joined the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) podcast, “Smart Women, Smart Power,” hosted by CSIS International Security Program Director Kathleen J. McInnis, Ph.D. With each episode focused on the remarkable decisions that women in leadership make, Mellody shared her motivation to “do private equity totally different than what had been done,” through #ProjectBlack’s efforts to close the racial wealth gap and the firm’s unique approach to demand aggregation.   Listen to the episode here: https://lnkd.in/g8jDnwR2      #ShareAriel 

We’re proud to see Emerging Markets Value Portfolio Manager Christine Phillpotts, CFA shine in this year’s Barron's International Roundtable, moderated by editors Reshma Kapadia and Lauren Rublin. In her Roundtable debut, she shared Ariel’s unique and contrarian perspective on investing in China, why investors should continue to pay attention to EM stocks and the theses for stock picks Emaar, Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd., Mobile World Investment Corporation and OTP Bank Magyarország.   We thank experts Rory Green of TS Lombard Research Partners, Tom Slater of Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC UK and Alberto Fassinotti of RockCreek for joining her in a dynamic discussion on the future of international investing. Read the entire feature here: https://lnkd.in/dFSsCYv5 #ShareAriel 🖼: Alvaro Bernis

Our Founder and Co-CEO John W. Rogers, Jr. joined the Earn Your Leisure podcast to discuss his family legacy, founding Ariel, his investing philosophy and that unforgettable 1:1 basketball game against the GOAT. Many thanks to hosts Rashad Bilal, Troy Millings and Ian Dunlap. Tune into the interview here: https://lnkd.in/ec-cMAgy #ShareAriel

Our Co-Founder and CEO Leslie A. Brun spoke at SuperReturn North America in New York City, discussing how private equity investors should navigate the “new normal” of higher rates and macroeconomic uncertainty. Joined by Kenneth Binick of Hamilton Lane (a firm Les founded in 1991) and Adel Alderbas of Wafra, this panel helped investors level-set their expectations of the PE landscape going into 2025. Many thanks to Julia Kahr of Cinven for moderating this discussion.   #ShareAriel

We are pleased to announce that Ariel has won the Chief Investment Officer Magazine Asset Management & Servicing Industry Innovation Award within the Emerging Markets category! Congratulations to the other incredible asset management firms within the category, including Allianz Global Investors, Brookfield and Principal Asset Management. Read CIO’s official announcement here: https://lnkd.in/eRiF95T2 And a special thank you to Global Equities Portfolio Manager Vivian Lubrano for representing us at a panel for the Influential Investors Forum, alongside Indiana Public Retirement System’s Alexander Far and JM Family Enterprises, Inc.’s Dhvani Shah, CFA. Many thanks also go to ISS | Institutional Shareholder Services' Rebecca Moore for moderating this discussion. #ShareAriel 📸: Casey Fatchett Award Disclosure: Chief Investment Officer, 2024 Asset Management & Service Providers Survey. Nominees are anonymously submitted by their peers across the industry. Finalists and winners are chosen from the nominee pool by the CIO editorial team in conjunction with an advisory board of former and current CIOs. Ariel did not compensate CIO for this nomination or finalist selection. This finalist selection does not imply that Ariel will or has been successful in its product offerings or services.

For Ariel’s Semi-Annual Portfolio Manager Call, we had the pleasure of hearing from our Co-CEOs John W. Rogers, Jr. and Mellody Hobson as well as Domestic Portfolio Manager Ken Kuhrt, Director of Research Timothy Fidler and Global and Emerging Markets Equities CIO Henry Mallari-D'Auria. Watch the entire conversation here: https://lnkd.in/eHZ8Wdk8. #ShareAriel

We are pleased to announce that we’ve been named to Pensions & Investments’ annual list of the Best Places to Work in Money Management for the fifth year in a row. Read more about how our teammates inspire #BoldTeamwork and make Ariel such an incredible place to work: https://lnkd.in/exUevtJF   #ShareAriel

We are proud to share that our Founder and Co-CEO John W. Rogers, Jr. will be honored as one of this year’s Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Laureates, selected for demonstrating a commitment to social change alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lin Manuel Miranda, Antonio Neri and Tom Wilson. Read more about the December gala here: https://lnkd.in/d6b2f-gG We hope to see you there! #ShareAriel

We invite you to join Ariel's 3Q 2024 Market Update webinar on December 3 at 3:00 PM ET. We’ll hear from Mellody Hobson, John W. Rogers, Jr., Charles Bobrinskoy, Timothy Fidler and Henry Mallari-D'Auria. Register for the event here: https://lnkd.in/eiJTK8CA #ShareAriel

Congratulations are in order for Emma Rodriguez-Ayala, Ariel’s Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel, and Carlos E. Calderon, Ariel’s Chief Financial Officer, who have both been named Crain's Chicago Business Notable Latino Leaders.   A proud native of Puerto Rico, Emma’s promotion to CAO has expanded her leadership to the firm’s operations team, technology team and beyond. Carlos has played an integral role on Ariel Alternatives’ valuation committee, helping to evaluate prospective #ProjectBlack portfolio companies.   Read their features here: *Emma Rodriguez-Ayala: https://lnkd.in/e5QPRc_D *Carlos Calderon: https://lnkd.in/eWF2s5J9   #ShareAriel