John W. Rogers Jr.
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John Washington Rogers Jr. (born March 31, 1958) is an American investor and founder of Ariel Capital Management (now Ariel Investments, LLC),[1] founded in 1983.[2] He is chairman and co-CEO of the company,[3] which is the United States' largest minority-run mutual fund firm.[4] He has been a regular contributor to Forbes magazine for most of the last decade.[5] Active in the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign, Rogers was a leader of the 2009 inauguration committee.[6][7]
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Born | John Washington Rogers Jr. (1958-03-31) March 31, 1958 (age 66) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Desirée Rogers (divorced) Sharon Fairley (divorced) |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Jewel Lafontant (mother) John W. Rogers Sr. (father) |
Education | Princeton University (BA) |
Rogers was appointed the board president of the Chicago Park District for six years in the 1990s.[8][9] He has also been appointed board member to several companies, as a leader of several organizations affiliated with his collegiate alma mater, and as a leader in youth education in his native Chicago. In 2007, Rogers was honored with the Woodrow Wilson Award from Princeton University for the breadth and depth of his service to many organizations. While a student at Princeton, he was captain of the 1979–80 Ivy League co-champion Princeton Tigers men's basketball team.[4]