John W. Rogers Jr.

This article is about the Ariel Capital Management founder, chairman & CEO. For the Goldman Sachs partner, see John F.W. Rogers. For other uses, see John Rogers.

John Rogers
Personal details
Born
John Washington Rogers Jr.

(1958-03-31) March 31, 1958 (age 66)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Desirée Rogers (divorced)
Sharon Fairley (divorced)
Children1
RelativesJewel Lafontant (mother)
John W. Rogers Sr. (father)
EducationPrinceton University (BA)

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]

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]

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  2. ^ Tilson, Whitney; John Heins (December 20, 2005). "Outsourcing For Outsized Profits: Whitney Tilson and John Heins, Value Investor Insight". Forbes. Forbes.com Inc. Archived from the original on December 30, 2005. Retrieved December 16, 2008.
  3. ^ Lim, Paul J. (July 26, 2007). "The Real-Estate Market Still Stinks, but Some Housing Stocks May Be Tempting". U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News & World Report, L.P. Archived from the original on April 23, 2009. Retrieved December 16, 2008.
  4. ^ a b Quiñones, Eric (November 8, 2007). "Former Men's Basketball Captain John Rogers '80 Wins Woodrow Wilson Award". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. Retrieved December 16, 2008.
  5. ^ "By John W. Rogers Jr". Forbes. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
  6. ^ Crockett, Roger O. (November 6, 2008). "Obama's Business Backers Look Ahead: A powerful group of African American executives helped get Obama elected President. Now they hope he can provide solutions to the economic crisis". BusinessWeek. The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. Archived from the original on November 9, 2008. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
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  8. ^ Rogers, John W. Jr. (May 13, 2007). "Best Business Books: John W. Rogers Jr.'s Picks". U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News & World Report, L.P. Archived from the original on December 29, 2008. Retrieved December 16, 2008.
  9. ^ Young, Lauren (March 2002). "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood". SmartMoney. Retrieved December 16, 2008.