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2012 - Issue 7 - November

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PHOTOGRAPHY BY KATRINA WITTKAMP Superlatives PEOPLE, CULTURE, STYLE VIEW FROM THE TOP mellody hobson GOES BACK TO SCHOOL. BY PAIGE WISER T THE ARIEL INVESTMENTS PRESIDENT AND BOARD CHAIR ime, it seems, obeys Mellody Hobson. So when she was asked to chair the non- profit program After School Matters, the head of Ariel Investments found a few hours a day more than the rest of us have. Hobson already serves on the boards of the Chicago Public Education Fund, the Field Museum, and the Sundance Institute, as well as being a direc- tor of the Starbucks Corporation, The Estée Lauder Companies, Dreamworks Animation SKG, and Groupon. But getting involved with After School Matters was an honor she couldn't pass up. "This spoke to me," says Hobson. "I believe you make time for things that are really, really important to you." Mellody Hobson in her office at Ariel Investments shows off two of her loves: great books and killer shoes. The program was created by the late First Lady Maggie Daley to give high school teens an inno- vative way to explore different interests. Since continued on page50 49 MICHIGANAVEMAG.COM

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