Banksy, Star Wars and JPMorgan Meet in a $1 Billion Museum

Mellody Hobson opens the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles on September 22 with her husband. The privately funded project cost roughly $1 billion. Hobson co-chairs the museum’s board.

She co-runs Ariel Investments and holds a seat on the JPMorgan Chase board, where she also serves on the risk committee. The Wall Street Half of the Museum Sits on JPMorgan’s Board Hobson joined the JPMorgan board in 2018.

She has served as co-CEO of Ariel Investments since 2019, after serving as president from 2000. Meanwhile, the bank she helps oversee has turned into one of the loudest institutional voices in digital assets.

JPMorgan’s blockchain unit, Kinexys, has processed more than $3 trillion since its inception. It now averages over $5 billion in daily volume.