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Ariel Alternatives
Financial Services
New York , NY 3,073 followers
Ariel Alternatives, LLC is a private asset management firm affiliated with Ariel Investments, LLC.
About us
Ariel Alternatives, LLC is a private asset management firm affiliated with Ariel Investments, LLC. Ariel Alternatives is an enterprise newly conceived for the times and built on a four decade-old foundation. The firm's first initiative, Project Black, is on a mission to scale sustainable, middle-market, minority-owned businesses and fuel Fortune 500 vendor diversity. Co-Founders Leslie Brun and Mellody Hobson share a desire to make a positive impact by investing in the world they want to see. Every individual on the team - at all levels - plays a role that is critical to our firm’s success. We seek subject matter experts who are unapologetically themselves. We encourage our teammates to reach their full potential and give them the runway, support, and resources to succeed. Ariel celebrates diversity and practices inclusion as a way to get work done – it’s in our DNA. As an equal opportunity employer, our employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, parental status, mental or physical disability, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. Ariel is committed to recruiting and retaining talented applicants, and to providing all employees with a workplace free from discrimination and/or harassment.
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https://arielalternatives.com/
External link for Ariel Alternatives
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- New York , NY
- Type
- Privately Held
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New York , NY, US
Employees at Ariel Alternatives
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Are you attending the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) Annual Conference & Exchange in Atlanta? We invite you to stop by booth 909 to learn more about our #ProjectBlack portfolio companies Sorenson Communications, CQ fluency and My Code, our parent company Ariel Investments, and to meet our teammates: *Vernon Irvin, Head of Go-To-Market and Value Creation (Alternatives) *Frantz Alphonse, Senior Managing Director (Alternatives) *Nikki Stokes Thompson, Chief of Staff (Alternatives) *Malik Murray, Head of Business Development (Investments) *Chris Gibson, VP of Institutional Marketing (Investments) *Elijah Scott, Senior Associate (Investments) And on Monday, October 21 at 10:30am ET, visit room A404-A405 to listen to the panel discussion, “Future Proofing Supplier Diversity,” with our new Head of Go-To-Market & Value Creation Vernon Irvin. See you there! #ShareAriel
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This #HispanicHeritageMonth, we want to spotlight three iconic publications within #ProjectBlack portfolio company My Code: El Diario, REMEZCLA and La Opinión. Founded in 1913 in lower Manhattan, El Diario is the longest publishing Spanish-language daily newspaper in the United States. Having received recognition from the National Association of Hispanic Publications Inc (NAHP), this platform helps to preserve and celebrate the cultural traditions of the community through articles, events and special features. REMEZCLA is the most influential digital media brand for Latinx audiences in the U.S., covering lifestyle, culture and music. They are putting emerging Latinx culture on the map - operating as a digital publisher, creative agency and entertainment company. Meanwhile La Opinión is the nation’s #1 Spanish-language daily newspaper, reaching 20 million monthly readers worldwide. Talk about impact! #ShareAriel
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Ariel Alternatives Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Leslie A. Brun spoke at this year’s SALT iConnections conference, highlighting the importance of inclusive investing and the mission behind #ProjectBlack. Many thanks to co-panelist Roy Swan of the Ford Foundation, Greg Shell of Goldman Sachs and Taffi Ayodele of the Office of the New York City Comptroller Comptroller as well as moderator Dr.Mekala Krishnan of McKinsey & Company. #ShareAriel
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Ariel Alternatives Chief of Staff Nikki Stokes Thompson joined a panel hosted by Silicon Valley Bank, discussing the current state and future of the innovation and buyout economy. She spoke to the unique challenges facing minority-owned businesses and how funds like #ProjectBlack can support their growth. Many thanks to co-panelists Wemimo Abbey of Esusu, Brian Brackeen of Lightship Capital, and Renae Griffin of GCM Grosvenor for the fruitful conversation, as well as SVB’s Tosh E. for moderating. #ShareAriel
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We are delighted to welcome three new teammates to Ariel Alternatives, where they will be evaluating new investment opportunities and managing existing portfolio companies as a part of the investment team. * Senior Associate Herb Belton III, a proud alum of Howard University, brings investment experience from JP Morgan, Stellax Capital Management and AltFinance, where he worked to offer HBCU students a pipeline to careers in the alternative investment industry. * Senior Associate Mallet Njonkem, an alum of Yale University, brings investment and private equity experience from Kohlberg & Company, Thomas H. Lee Partners and UBS. * Analyst Rohan Mathur, an alum of University of Chicago, is returning from his summer internship experience at the firm. He will support the investment team with deal sourcing, execution, and portfolio management.
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We were pleased to have Ariel Alternatives Founder and CEO Leslie A. Brun speak at this year’s Forbes Iconoclast Summit about #ProjectBlack’s investment thesis and the future of private equity. Many thanks to Les’s co-panelist Tracy B. of Kanbrick and moderator Moira Forbes of ForbesWomen. Watch the panel here: https://lnkd.in/gMfeiCTJ #ShareAriel
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Ariel Alternatives reposted this
Today, we released our second Black Corporate Directors Study. Each year, we survey the Black, Latino and Latina corporate directors that attend our annual conference about the current state of civil rights in the boardroom. This year produced some staggering data, revealing a deep divide on the topic of DEI between leaders and the average American worker. Swipe through for our key findings, and read the press release and full results here: • Press release: https://lnkd.in/gBMcAuSJ • Key findings: https://lnkd.in/gmQQ_mWa Thank you to our Founding Sponsor Russell Reynolds Associates and Premier Sponsor Deloitte for 22 years of partnership on the Black Corporate Directors Conference! #ShareAriel
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This #BlackBusinessMonth, we’d like to spotlight a key tenet of our values here at Ariel: business diversity. In an interview with Asutosh Padhi of McKinsey & Company, our Founder and Co-CEO John W. Rogers, Jr. advocates for moving away from the term “supplier diversity” to encourage more procurement spend with minority-owned professional services firms in high-growth sectors, where wealth is ultimately created. Read the full Q&A here: https://lnkd.in/ePcuXsEu Fun Fact: John also proudly serves on the U.S. Small Business Administration's Council of Underserved Communities, which focuses on populations that traditionally have faced barriers in accessing credit, capital and the other tools they need to start and grow businesses. Learn more about the council here: https://lnkd.in/dXGwF_Ag #ShareAriel
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As our summer internship program comes to an end, we want to take a moment to highlight some of our interns’ experiences over the past three months. Here they are in our Chicago headquarters with Co-CEO and President Mellody Hobson and at lunch and an outing with Founder and Co-CEO John W. Rogers, Jr. We’ve been proud watching our interns live and breathe our values of Bold Teamwork and Independent Thinking. Thank you, class of 2024! Please stay in touch. We hope that you’ll continue to #ShareAriel with all of your communities.