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Meet Mellody Hobson, the Starbucks chair and wife of George Lucas — who's about to become the first Black woman part-owner in the NFL
Hobson, 53, has had a long career in finance; serves on multiple company boards; has been honored b…
Avery Hartmans
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Meet Mellody Hobson, the Starbucks chair and wife of George Lucas — who's about to become the first Black woman part-owner in the NFL
Hobson, 53, has had a long career in finance; serves on multiple company boards; has been honored b…
Avery Hartmans
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From Larry Fink to Meg Whitman, here are the business leaders who may be in line for key roles in the Biden administration
Meg Whitman.Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
Avery Hartmans
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Starbucks taps Mellody Hobson - on the Biden cabinet short-list - as board chair, making her the only Black female director among the largest companies in America
When Hobson takes the position in March, she will be the only Black female chair among S&P 500 comp…
Kate Taylor
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The NFL is gearing up to change team ownership rules in what could be a massive win for Wall Street
The NFL is considering opening the door to big investors buying teams. Here is what this means for …
Tiara White
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Howard Schultz to return as interim Starbucks CEO after Kevin Johnson announces retirement
Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson is stepping down on April 4 after 13 years on its board, the coffee cha…
Grace Dean
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The CEO of a $13 billion investment firm says there's one lesson everyone has to master to build wealth: patience
Warren Buffett is perhaps the most well-known example of patience paying off. The billionaire CEO o…
Tanza Loudenback
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More than 70 top Black business leaders are reportedly urging US companies to fight against Republican voting laws
Black business executives across America claim the new voting bill that was passed in Georgia could…
Kate Duffy
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Insider Retail: Target employees speak out about its shoplifting policy, Starbucks plans to raise its minimum wage, and DoorDash goes public
DoorDash's massive IPO filing, Starbucks shoots for $15 minimum wage, and everything else you need …
Shoshy Ciment
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Facebook needs to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp, say 2 big new lawsuits
Business Insider's top advertising and media stories for December 10.
Lauren Johnson
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100 top business leaders met to discuss halting donations to politicians who back 'restrictive' voting laws, including in Georgia
Top business leaders, including former American Express CEO Kenneth Chenault, met on Zoom to map ou…
John L. Dorman
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CEO whisperer Jeffrey Sonnenfeld has the country's top business leaders on speed dial. Here's how the Yale professor gathers dozens of CEOs whenever there's a national crisis.
Sonnenfeld spoke with Insider about organizing his latest leadership gathering in response to the r…
Brandon T. Harden
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George Lucas is America's wealthiest celebrity. From a California real-estate portfolio to making 'hobby movies,' see how the 'Star Wars' creator built and spends his $6.4 billion fortune.
Lucas has a reputation for being quiet on the media front, so not much is known about how he spends…
Hillary Hoffower
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Why artificial intelligence models are often biased, according to the Google exec who heads Alphabet's internal tech incubator Jigsaw
Yasmin Green spoke at Tory Burch's biannual "Embrace Action 2020 Summit," where leaders and entrepr…
Dominic-Madori Davis
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A 77-year-old Scottish oil tycoon used his time on stage at a high-profile NYC philanthropy event to reprimand American billionaires for failing to donate money to countries outside the US
Wood's criticism aside, a handful of prominent American billionaires have made international work a…
Taylor Nicole Rogers
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Robert F. Smith, the billionaire who promised to pay off student loans for an entire college class, said his $34 million gift was inspired by a small act of philanthropy he saw his mom make
The United Negro College Fund is a nonprofit organization that provides educational programs and sc…
Taylor Nicole Rogers
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Venus Williams is backing a hot new finance startup
Ellevest focuses on life goals to help female clients invest their money through a portfolio of low…
Tina Wadhwa
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George Lucas And Wife Welcome Baby Girl Via Surrogate
Lucas and Hobson wed at Skywalker Ranch in California on June 22. They had a follow up celebration …
Aly Weisman
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Howard Schultz reveals how he decided to launch Starbucks' 'embarrassing' and 'tone-deaf' 'Race Together' campaign despite internal concerns
Schultz has thrown himself on the third rail of society once again this week, with the announcement…
Kate Taylor
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The moment one of the most powerful women in banking noticed how weird Wall Street culture is
And what you get from that "sameness" are little PR snafus that serve as an indication that your co…