Whitney Wolfe Herd

Under Wolfe Herd's return as CEO in March 2025, Bumble announced in June 2025 it would cut ~240 employees (~30% of global workforce) — the second 30% cut in 18 months. During the company-wide call, she reportedly told distressed employees reacting with thumbs-down emojis in Slack to "calm down," drawing criticism as tone-deaf. Inc. published "Bumble's CEO Just Gave a Master Class in How Not to Deliver News About Layoffs."

Returned as Bumble CEO in March 2025, reaffirming the company's mission of "creating meaningful, equitable relationships" and announcing a brand evolution maintaining feminist and inclusive values. Bumble has not announced any DEI rollback and has historically maintained strong inclusion programs across gender identity and sexual orientation.

Whitney Wolfe Herd Bumble champion of women. First female founder to take company public. Gender equity focus.

Whitney Wolfe Herd Bumble struggles. Stock decline. But maintained DEI focus.