There really is no single, ideal Ariel employee - our firm is exceptionally diverse, not only culturally and ethnically, but also through the range of personalities and interests of our people. We’re very proud of the team we’ve built here, and that we’ve created an environment that attracts and retains talented people with distinct skill sets and experiences.
Take a moment to meet some of the Ariel Investments professionals who serve you:
Investment Team
Marketing
Mutual Fund Board of Trustees
By allocating resources to administrative issues, we allow our research analysts to focus on discovering new investments; our portfolio management team to concentrate on making investment decisions; our traders to tend solely to buying and selling securities; and our client service professionals to maintain strong customer relationships. In short, each of our employees focuses on his or her area of expertise —providing our clients with a highly successful team of specialists working on their behalf. Our goal in this, as in all other areas of our business, is to establish a long-term track record of success — to be the type of company in which we ourselves would like to invest.

Perhaps the greatest advantage to our clients stems from the fact that each and every Ariel Investments employee holds a financial stake in our firm. Moreover, by investing the majority of our own savings, profit sharing and retirement dollars in both our firm and our Mutual Funds, our personal financial success is squarely aligned with that of our investors. Every day we put our best foot forward, drawing upon the knowledge we have accumulated over the years — and gaining greater experience with each investment we make. We are grateful our clients give us the opportunity to run the race the Ariel way. True, the course traverses both mountains and valleys. But together we have journeyed far, and slowly and steadily we will reach further still. 