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| Born | April 3, 1969 |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
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| Children | 1 |
Mellody Hobson (born April 3, 1969) is an American businesswoman who is president and co-CEO of Ariel Investments,[1] and the chairwoman of Starbucks Corporation. She is the former chairwoman of DreamWorks Animation,[2] having stepped down after negotiating the acquisition of DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., by NBCUniversal in August 2016. In 2017, she became the first African-American woman to head The Economic Club of Chicago.[3] She was also named to chair the board of directors of Starbucks in 2021, making her one of the highest profile corporate directors in the United States.[4]
As of 2020, she is listed as #94 in Forbes list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women.[5] On December 26, 2020 it was announced she was being named the chairwoman of Starbucks Corp., the first black woman to be non-executive chairperson of an S&P 500 company.[6]
- ^ Roeder, David (July 11, 2019). "Mellody Hobson named co-CEO of Ariel Investments". Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- ^ Mellody Hobson: Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dreamworks Animation website. Accessed 11-01-15
- ^ Marotti, Ally (May 2, 2017). "Mellody Hobson to chair Economic Club of Chicago, first black woman in post". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ Ludlow, Edward; Roeder, Jonathan (December 9, 2020). "Starbucks Names Hobson Chair in Gain for Black Directors". Bloomberg. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ^ "The World's 100 Most Powerful Women". Forbes. Archived from the original on September 20, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- ^ "Mellody Hobson becomes Chairwoman of Starbucks". December 26, 2020. Archived from the original on December 28, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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