DEI
Diversity, equity, and inclusion stances and actions
40
Supported
31
Opposed
13
Mixed
0
Silent
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All Stances (84)
Dropped "diversity" from annual report in 2025. Eliminated workforce diversification goals. Now focuses on "Equality" compliance instead.
Ordered end of Meta DEI programs including "Diverse Slate" hiring, equity training, and diverse supplier sourcing. Chief Diversity Officer moved to new role.
Zuckerberg ended Meta DEI programs January 2025. Joined industry rollback. "Mediocrity" framing.
Led campaign against Harvard president Claudine Gay. Criticized DEI programs as discriminatory. Conservative activist investor.
Maintained DEI programs and diversity reports. Michael Dell personally advocated for inclusion. Dell foundation supports education access.
YC maintains diversity programs. Michael Seibel prominent Black partner. Startup school accessible globally. But leadership remains homogeneous.
Lean In foundation advocates for women in leadership. But Meta DEI programs rolled back after her departure.
Whitney Wolfe Herd Bumble champion of women. First female founder to take company public. Gender equity focus.
Michael Seibel YC Managing Director. Prominent Black tech leader. Twitch co-founder. Diversity advocate.
Initialized Capital Alexis Ohanian (Reddit) partner. Supported diversity. 776 successor fund.
Lightspeed diversity efforts. But Israeli portfolio complicates Palestine stance.
General Catalyst diversity efforts maintained. More progressive than MAGA VCs.
Insight Partners growth equity focus. Less ideological than seed VCs. Enterprise SaaS focus.
Patrick Collison Stripe diverse workforce globally. Irish immigrant success. Pro-immigration.
John Collison same as Patrick. Stripe diversity efforts maintained.
Brian Chesky Airbnb diversity efforts. Belong Anywhere campaign. DEI maintained.
Marc Benioff Salesforce equality advocate. Equal pay assessments. Chief Equality Officer role.
Jensen Huang Nvidia diverse engineering. Taiwan-born immigrant success. Not vocally political.
Reed Hastings Netflix inclusion efforts. But "keeper test" culture prioritizes performance.
Battery Ventures diversity efforts. Enterprise software focus. Boston-based.
Booking Holdings maintains DEI programs. Published inclusion reports.
Techno-Optimist Manifesto explicitly rejects DEI as part of "enemy" ideology. Called diversity initiatives "central planning." a16z has no diversity reports and minimal representation in leadership.
Strong public DEI commitments. Equal pay assessments. Chief Equality Officer role.
Long-time advocate for equal pay and LGBTQ+ rights.
Riot Games $100M settlement for gender discrimination. Culture improved since 2019. Still work to do.
Activision Blizzard "frat boy" culture. Bobby Kotick era harassment scandals. Microsoft acquisition promised change.
Criticized diversity initiatives. Believes in meritocracy over DEI.