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Mellody Lucas

Co-CEO, President and Director at Ariel Investments

Broker registration; no current adviser registrationSEC record checked 17 October 2026

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Past adviser firms
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IAPD record retrieved 17 October 2026SEC record

Mellody Lucas is Co-CEO, President and Director of Ariel Investments, LLC, a Chicago investment adviser managing $12.8B. Mellody Lucas has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration and has passed the Series 63, Series 6 and SIE.

Role at Ariel Investments

Title on Schedule A
Co-CEO, President and Director
Control
Mellody Lucas is a control person of Ariel Investments.
Ownership
An individual ownership band is not available in the source record.
Tenure
Mellody Lucas has held the filed role since May 2000.

The firm

Ariel Investments, LLC
Chicago, IL

Form ADV filed 28 July 2026

$12.8B AUM146 clients30 advisers3 offices

Career on record

Firms and exams, newest first
  1. Passed SIE · 2018
  2. Passed Series 63 and Series 6 · 1991

Registrations and exams

Broker registration; no current adviser registration. Mellody Lucas has passed 3 qualifying exams.

Examinations

Series 6311 October 1991
Name
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
SIE1 October 2018
Name
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
Series 614 October 1991
Name
Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative Examination

Individual record

Full name
Mellody Hobson Lucas
CRD
2184315
Firm
Ariel Investments, LLC
Registration status
Broker registration; no current adviser registration

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Common questions

Where does Mellody Lucas work?

Mellody Lucas has been Co-CEO, President and Director of Ariel Investments, LLC since May 2000, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 28 July 2026

Does Mellody Lucas have a current investment-adviser registration?

Mellody Lucas has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration, as of 17 October 2026.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

What exams has Mellody Lucas passed?

Mellody Lucas has passed 3 licensing exams: the Series 63, Series 6 and SIE. The earliest, the Series 63, was passed in October 1991.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

Leadership at Ariel Investments

  • Carlos Calderon
    Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
  • Timothy Fidler
    Executive Vice President, Director of Research
  • Wendy Fox
    Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer
  • Kenneth Kuhrt
    Executive Vice President, Co-Chief Investment Officer, Domestic Equities
  • Henry Mallari-D'Auria
    Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer, Global & Emerging Markets Equities
  • Emma Rodriguez-Ayala
    President, General Counsel
  • Charles Bobrinskoy
    Vice Chairman
  • Klaas Cremers
    Director
  • Arne Duncan
    Director
  • Valerie Jarrett
    Director
  • John Rogers
    Chairman, Co-CEO, Chief Investment Officer and Director
  • Anthony Romero
    Director
  • Judy Smith
    Director
  • David Vitale
    Director
  • Paula Wolff
    Director

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 2184315. Registration status, employment history and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Ariel Investments, LLC, filed 28 July 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.

Retrieved 17 October 2026. The SEC record may have been amended since.

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This profile is compiled from public regulatory records and the firm's own published materials, and is provided for informational purposes only. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with Mellody Lucas or Ariel Investments, LLC and makes no representation about the quality of their services. This directory does not report disciplinary history, in either direction.