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Mellody Hobson

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The Resume

    (April 3, 1969- )
    Born in Chicago, Illinois
    President of Ariel Investments
    Chairman of the Board for Dreamworks Animation SKG
    Member of the board of directors of Estee Lauder, Groupon and Starbucks
    Financial analyst for Black Enterprise magazine, The Tom Joyner Show and Good Morning America
    Married George Lucas (June 22, 2013)

Why she might be annoying:

    She has a spare 'L' in her first name.
    Lucas is 25 years older than her.
    You just know that for their 20th anniversary Lucas is going to 'digitally enhance' their wedding photos.
    The comments section on nearly every internet report of their marriage features some jokester quipping that George has 'gone to the dark side,' followed by some PC-type chastising 'That's racist,' leading to a never-ending flame war.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was the first member of her family to graduate college.
    She went from intern to president of Ariel in nine years.
    She chaired After School Matters, a non-profit organization to provide after school activities for Chicago teens.
    She said women need to take more responsibility for their careers: 'I've been in too many meetings where the women don't speak up as much as the men.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 44 Votes: 56.82% Annoying