With John Rogers, Founder – Ariel Investments – the largest minority-run mutual fund
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John’s passion for investing began at age 12, when his father began buying him stocks as Christmas and birthday gifts. His interest in equities grew at Princeton University, where he majored in economics, and over the two-plus years he worked as a stockbroker for William Blair & Company. In 1983, John founded Ariel Investments to employ a patient, value strategy in small and medium-size companies.
Today, he chairs the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans. In 2013, John was featured alongside legendary investors Warren Buffett, Sir John Templeton and Benjamin Graham in the distinguished book: The World’s 99 Greatest Investors by Magnus Angenfelt. John received an AB in economics from Princeton University, where he was also captain of the varsity basketball team.
John shares his investing insights and how he grew the nation’s largest minority-owned investment firm.
