Judy Smith

Judy Smith has been Director of Ariel Investments since June 2021. Judy Smith is a control person of the firm and directly owns under 5% of it. Judy Smith holds a BS in Public Relations from Boston University and a JD from American University Washington College of Law.

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.

Judy Smith is a strategic counselor and founder of Smith & Company. Her earlier career included service as a federal prosecutor and Deputy Press Secretary to President George H.W. Bush.

The IAPD individual lookup on 18 October 2026 returned no individual record. This profile uses the firm’s Form ADV officer listing.

Individual registration and examination information for Judy Smith 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

Judy Smith

CRD

7406724

Record basis

Form ADV officer listing

Firm bio

arielinvestments.com

Disciplinary history is not reported here, in either direction. Check the SEC record.

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• TFTimothy FidlerExecutive Vice President, Director of Research
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• MLMellody LucasCo-CEO, President and Director
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• EREmma Rodriguez-ayalaPresident, General Counsel
• CBCharles BobrinskoyVice Chairman
• KCKlaas CremersDirector
• ADArne DuncanDirector
• VJValerie JarrettDirector
• JRJohn RogersChairman, Co-CEO, Chief Investment Officer and Director
• ARAnthony RomeroDirector
• DVDavid VitaleDirector
• PWPaula WolffDirector