Charlie Bobrinskoy
Vice Chairman & Director of Research, Ariel Capital Management

Charlie Bobrinskoy

Charlie manages Ariel’s Investment and Trading teams and also serves as the firm’s Director of Research. Additionally, he is a Co-Portfolio Manager of Ariel Focus Fund, a concentrated portfolio investing in mid-to-large cap companies. Charlie brings more than two decades of investment experience to the firm. Previously, he spent 21 years as an investment banker at Salomon Brothers and its successor company, Citigroup, where he held many leadership positions, most recently Managing Director and Head of North American Investment Banking Branch Offices. Beyond his work at Ariel, Charlie serves on the boards of the Museum of Science and Industry, the Chicago Urban League, La Rabida Children’s Foundation, the Big Shoulders Fund, the Juvenile Protective Association and Duke University’s Library Board. He graduated from Duke with an AB in Economics and earned an MBA from The University of Chicago.