Mellody Hobson : (4)

" We’ve got one shot at this life, and to not be productive with what we’ve been given, to me, is a travesty. I think the biggest waste is when a human life is wasted. It’s unforgivable. " - Mellody Hobson

" The role of a board of directors is to be a sounding board for the vision of the company – to hold executives accountable in executing that vision and to ensure a management succession plan is in place. " - Mellody Hobson

" I know that my life is a miracle and because of that, I can’t think my success is because I was so great at this, that or the other. A lot of things happened and came together. A lot of people went out of their way for me. " - Mellody Hobson

" I can’t tell you how many resumes we get from business schools across the country from black women and black men and Hispanic women, men, etcetera, who say I’m interested in working for your company because they can see someone at the top who looks like them. " - Mellody Hobson