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John W. Rogers, Jr. is the Co-CEO of Ariel Investments, the global value-based asset management firm he founded in 1983. His professional accomplishments extend to the boardroom where he is a member of the board of directors of McDonald’s, NIKE and The New York Times Company. Mr. Rogers has one of the longest track records in the business. His flagship fund, Ariel Fund, is the only mid-cap value fund in the U.S. that dates back to 1986. He has been highlighted alongside legendary investors Warren Buffett, Sir John Templeton and Ben Graham as one of the world’s greatest investors. Mr. Rogers is known for his patient and contrarian investing philosophy, which uses the market’s short-term focus to uncover mispriced companies whose true value will be realized over time. Ariel Investments is the first African American-owned asset management firm in American history.