Valerie Jarrett

Valerie Jarrett has been Director of Ariel Investments since July 2019. Valerie Jarrett is a control person of the firm and directly owns under 5% of it. Valerie Jarrett holds a BA from Stanford University and a JD from the University of Michigan 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.

Valerie Jarrett is CEO of the Barack Obama Foundation and a Senior Distinguished Fellow at the University of Chicago Law School. She previously served as Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama and held public and private sector roles in Chicago.

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 Valerie Jarrett 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

Valerie Jarrett

CRD

7161582

Record basis

Form ADV officer listing

Firm bio

arielinvestments.com

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

• CCCarlos CalderonSenior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
• TFTimothy FidlerExecutive Vice President, Director of Research
• WFWendy FoxSenior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer
• MLMellody LucasCo-CEO, President and Director
• KKKenneth KuhrtExecutive Vice President, Co-Chief Investment Officer, Domestic Equities
• HMHenry Mallari-d'auriaExecutive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer, Global & Emerging Markets Equities
• EREmma Rodriguez-ayalaPresident, General Counsel
• CBCharles BobrinskoyVice Chairman
• KCKlaas CremersDirector
• ADArne DuncanDirector
• JRJohn RogersChairman, Co-CEO, Chief Investment Officer and Director
• ARAnthony RomeroDirector
• JSJudy SmithDirector
• DVDavid VitaleDirector
• PWPaula WolffDirector