Career
Emma Rodriguez-ayala has been President, General Counsel of Ariel Investments since January 2023. Emma Rodriguez-ayala is a control person of the firm and directly owns under 5% of it. Emma Rodriguez-ayala holds a BA summa cum laude in International Business from Saint Louis University and a JD from the University of Chicago Law School.
Ariel Investments, LLC is a Chicago, IL firm with $12.8B under management, 146 clients and 30 advisers across 3 offices, as of its July 2026 filing.
Emma Rodriguez-Ayala serves as President and General Counsel of Ariel Investments. Her earlier legal roles include general counsel at LGIM America and Mesirow Advanced Strategies, partner in Faegre Drinker’s investment management practice, and work at Sidley Austin.
The IAPD individual lookup on 18 October 2026 returned no individual record. This profile uses the firm’s Form ADV officer listing.
Credentials and registrations
Individual registration and examination information for Emma Rodriguez-ayala is unavailable. An officer title or CRD number does not by itself establish current investment adviser representative registration, and no registration or examination counts are inferred.
Officer record
- Full name
- Emma Rodriguez-ayala
- CRD
- 6183654
- Record basis
- Form ADV officer listing
- Firm bio
- arielinvestments.com
Disciplinary history is not reported here, in either direction. Check the SEC record.
Common questions
Where does Emma Rodriguez-ayala work?
Emma Rodriguez-ayala has been President, General Counsel of Ariel Investments, LLC since January 2023, and is a control person of the firm.
Leadership at Ariel Investments
- Carlos CalderonSenior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
- Timothy FidlerExecutive Vice President, Director of Research
- Wendy FoxSenior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer
- Mellody LucasCo-CEO, President and Director
- Kenneth KuhrtExecutive Vice President, Co-Chief Investment Officer, Domestic Equities
- Henry Mallari-d'auriaExecutive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer, Global & Emerging Markets Equities
- Charles BobrinskoyVice Chairman
- Klaas CremersDirector
- Arne DuncanDirector
- Valerie JarrettDirector
- John RogersChairman, Co-CEO, Chief Investment Officer and Director
- Anthony RomeroDirector
- Judy SmithDirector
- David VitaleDirector
- Paula WolffDirector