After 20 years, Mellody Hobson will leave her board role at Starbucks. Hobson’s career at Starbucks began after she was recruited to serve on the Board by Howard Schultz in 2005; she became vice chair, chair, and independent director. “On behalf of everybody at Starbucks — and every partner who has gone before — thank you, Melody, for your leadership, your tremendous care, your passionate support, and for being a loyal shareholder,” Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Brian Niccol said in a statement to partners. Hobson at Starbucks Hobson spent
Mellody Hobson’s rise to co-CEO of Ariel Investments, a history-making firm with over $14.9 billion in assets, is a tale of ambition, foresight, and resilience. Meet Mellody Hobson In 1991, as a student at Princeton, Hobson was on the brink of launching her career in the high-stakes world of finance. With offers from major New York City firms in hand, she found herself in a moment of reflection in the basement of the then Woodrow Wilson School. It was then that she made a pivotal decision. “And I thought, ‘What am I
