Fireside Chat with Mellody Hobson: "Is the Investment Industry Ready to be Color Brave™?"
Overview
In this exclusive chat with Mellody Hobson, the President and co-CEO of Ariel Investments, speaks candidly about the importance and value of diversity in finance—how being color brave can improve business and society at large. Mellody shares personal stories and lessons learned from her investment career, including the disconnect that is felt between the diversification of investment portfolios and the lack of it in the hiring process in the industry. She also discusses investment trends and the empowering gift she received at the start of her career.