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Mellody Louise Hobson Lucas [1] [2] (born April 3, 1969) is an American businesswoman who is president and co-CEO of Ariel Investments, [3] and former chair of Starbucks. [4] She is the former chairman of DreamWorks Animation , [ 5 ] having stepped down after negotiating the acquisition of DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., by NBCUniversal in ...
Hobson, 55, may be best known as a money adviser on TV, but she is also a force in corporate boardrooms, joining Forbes' list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women in 2020. Hobson's story begins ...
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is a museum founded by filmmaker George Lucas and his wife, businesswoman Mellody Hobson. [2] Once completed, the museum will hold all forms of visual storytelling, including painting, photography, sculpture, illustration, comic art, performance, and video.
Fortune talks with Hobson about the firm's new documentary and leadership lessons. How Mellody Hobson’s journey to co-CEO at $14.9 billion Ariel Investments began with a payphone call from a ...
On April 22, 2019, Mellody Hobson, president of Chicago-based Ariel Investments, and her husband, film maker George Lucas, petitioned to take possession of the Ebony photo archives. They stated that the collection had been used as collateral for a $12 million loan that Johnson Publishing received from Capital Holdings V, which is owned by ...
Still, Narasimhan got warm wishes from board chair Mellody Hobson on the way out, and she thanked him for his dedication and “laser focus.” ... The husband-wife legal team working on 2 of ...
Mellody Hobson has been president of the company since May 2000. In July 2019, Hobson was appointed Co-CEO of the company. [6] The company employs 107 people, with the employees and the board owning 95% of the company. The firm has $15 billion in assets under management as of January 31, 2021. [6] Ariel is a minority-owned investment company. [7]
George Lucas and Mellody Hobson restored a vineyard in the south of France. The main house, restored by designer Michael S. Smith, is open to visitors.