<p>Pensions &amp; Investments EIC/CCO <strong>Jennifer Ablan</strong> interview with <strong>Mellody Hobson</strong> and <strong>John W. Rogers Jr.</strong> of Ariel Investments.</p> <p><br></p> <p>John W. Rogers Jr. and Mellody Hobson, who share the co-CEO title at <strong>Ariel Investments</strong>, one of the most influential minority-owned global asset management firms, sat down in early April for their first joint Face to Face interview with Pensions &amp; Investments in Chicago, against the backdrop of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse and another dose of Federal Reserve rate hikes.</p> <p>Mr. Rogers and Ms. Hobson discussed Ariel&#39;s active patience approach to value investing in out-of-favor small and mid-cap companies as well as Ariel&#39;s long-term business and societal philosophy, which spark comparisons to another famous partnership: Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger.</p>