As the co-CEO of Ariel Investments, Mellody Hobson is one of the most powerful ... to give back to those who need it in the children’s book “Priceless Facts About Money.” ...

Mellody Hobson served as chair of the Starbucks board from March 2021 to September 2024. (Amy Harris/Invision/Associated Press) The lead independent director and ...

Mellody Hobson’s resignation as lead independent director of the Starbucks Corporation Board marks the end of an era for the company Mellody Hobson, one of the most influential executives in the ...

Mellody Hobson, Starbucks’ lead independent director and former chair of the board, announced her retirement after serving the company for the past two decades. In a letter, Hobson shared that ...

Starbucks has announced the retirement of Mellody Hobson, who has served as lead independent director on its board of directors for almost two decades. Hobson joined the US coffee chain board in ...

Hobson has never shied away from the importance of representation. She was the only Black female chair of a Fortune 500 company when she became Starbucks’ chair in 2021.