John Rogers, Jr.: 'Be Willing to Talk About These Uncomfortable Issues'

<p>Our guest this week is John Rogers, Jr. John is chairman, co-CEO, and chief investment officer of Ariel Investments, the firm he founded in 1983. John is the lead portfolio manager of the Ariel Fund and also comanages other Ariel strategies, including Ariel Small Cap Value, Small/Mid Cap Value, Mid Cap Value as well as Ariel Appreciation. John sits on several corporate boards, including the board of directors of McDonald's, Nike, and <em>The New York Times</em> and serves as vice chair of the University of Chicago's board of trustees. In 2008, John was given Princeton University's highest honor, the Woodrow Wilson Award, for his work in civic and philanthropic circles. John received his bachelor's degree from Princeton.</p></p><p><p></p><p></p></p><p><p><strong>Background</strong></p></p><p><p></p><p></p></p><p><p><a href="https://www.arielinvestments.com/content/view/112/1062/" target="_blank">Bio</a></p></p><p><p></p><p></p></p><p><p><strong>DEI </strong></p></p><p><p>“<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/video/2014/04/14/white-house-advisor-on-importance-of-financial-education.html" target="_blank">White House Advisor on Importance of Financial Education</a>,” CNBC.com, April 14, 2014. </p></p><p><p><a href="https://arielcomacademy.weebly.com/" target="_blank">Ariel Community Academy</a></p></p><p><p></p><p></p></p><p><p>“<a href="https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/empowering-the-next-generation-of-investors-through-rapunzl-2020-11-12">Empowering the Next Generation of Investors Through Rapunzl</a>,” Nasdaq.com, Nov. 12, 2020.</p></p><p><p></p><p></p></p><p><p><a href="https://www.ucls.uchicago.edu/about-lab/diversity-statement" target="_blank">The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools’ Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion</a></p></p><p><p> </p></p><p><p><a href="https://www.arielinvestments.com/images/stories/PDF/ariel-schwab-black-investor-survey-2020.pdf" target="_blank">Ariel-Schwab Black Investor Survey 2020</a></p></p><p><p>"<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-ariel-alternatives-minority-busi