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December 9, 2024

MULTIYEAR

WINNER

LARGE EMPLOYERS: 100 TO 499 EMPLOYEES

Ariel Investments

Headquarters: Chicago, IL
AUM:
$14.9 billion as of June 30
U.S. employees:
138

THREE COOL THINGS:
     • Ariel helped launch a collaboration of Chicago-based financial firms seeking to increase Black and Latino talent, and last fall, the company began a partnership with Angeles Investors to focus even more on increasing Latino representation in investing.
     • For Ariel’s summer event, employees attend a Major League Baseball game in either Chicago or New York together.
     • For every five-year increment work anniversary, Ariel gives employees a stipend and incentives that range from weekend getaways to international trips.


EMPLOYEES SAY:
     • “Ariel is a legacy business so it’s fairly consistent on job security, it actually cares about people of color and doesn’t tokenize them, and it gives a lot of flexibility to team managers instead of micromanaging them from the top.”
     • “Ariel holds people accountable at all levels of the organization, which gives us confidence that although things may not be perfect today, we are all pushing for the same goals and objectives. Success will be a natural byproduct of a high-functioning team in which all of us hold ourselves accountable.”
     • “I think people like working for a firm that gives back to the community, has a vested interest in improving diversity, equity and inclusion in the asset management industry and beyond, and also has generous health insurance benefits.”

— Erin Chan Ding

Ariel team members help out at Ariel Community Academy.

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