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Mellody Hobson
American businesswoman
Mellody Hobson | |
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Hobson in 2007 | |
| Born | (1969-04-03) April 3, 1969 (age 55) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 (Everest Hobson Lucas) |
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 August 2016.
In 2017, she became the first African-American woman to head The Economic Club of Chicago.[6] On December 26, 2020 it was announced she would become chair of Starbucks in 2021, thus becoming the first black woman to chair a S&P 500 company,[7] making her one of the highest profile corporate di