DEI
Diversity, equity, and inclusion stances and actions
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Opposed
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All Stances (108)
Block eliminated diversity and inclusion roles as part of its 2025-2026 restructuring. Former head of communications at Square noted that cuts to policy and DEI teams were evidence of "standard prioritization and cost management" rather than AI-driven transformation, per a NYT essay.
Microsoft removed DEI from mandatory performance reviews and will not publish its 2025 diversity report, ending annual disclosures maintained since 2015. Internal memo cited DEI as "charged" language amid legal environment. Two DEI-specific roles were eliminated in 2024.
Klarna has made no notable public DEI commitments or rollbacks through 2025. The company's focus has been narrowly on AI-driven workforce reduction and its NYSE IPO (valued at $15B, trading as KLAR). No ERG announcements, diversity reports, or anti-DEI statements have been documented.
Sequoia partner Shaun Maguire posted on X that DEI "was the most effective KGB operation of all time." After Maguire spread a false conspiracy theory in August 2025 misidentifying a Palestinian student as the Brown University shooter, Sequoia's COO Sumaiya Balbale, a practicing Muslim, resigned citing the remarks as "Islamophobic." Roelof Botha publicly defended Maguire's comments afterward.
In July 2025 leaked WhatsApp messages reviewed by Washington Post, Andreessen attacked Stanford and MIT as "political lobbying operations fighting American innovation" and said "the combination of DEI and immigration is politically lethal." Wrote "my people are furious and not going to take it anymore." Previously appeared on Joe Rogan as a full MAGA member in November 2024.
Andreessen Horowitz shut down its Talent x Opportunity (TxO) Fund for underserved founders in late 2025, laying off its entire staff. TxO had backed 60+ startups with $175K grants since 2020. Marc Andreessen separately told a private chat with AI scientists and Trump officials that universities would "pay the price" for DEI, calling it a form of discrimination that was "politically lethal."
Eliminated DEI goals from employee performance reviews, disbanded its dedicated DEI team, and stopped publishing its annual diversity report in 2025 — abandoning five years of mandatory DEI Core Priority objectives for all staff. Maintained ERGs and inclusion language but removed all DEI metrics from formal evaluations. Microsoft, Google, and Meta all stopped publishing diversity data in 2025, while Apple, Amazon, and Nvidia continued.
In June 2020, personally donated $120 million split equally among UNCF, Morehouse College, and Spelman College — the largest individual donation ever to support HBCU scholarships. In May 2025, joined Anthropic's board of directors to support responsible AI development, maintaining alignment with safety-focused and DEI-consistent institutions while Netflix upheld its own DEI commitments through 2025.
Publicly criticized the corporate DEI rollback wave in May 2025: "I am baffled by all the companies doing an about-face on their social initiatives right now. Did you not actually mean it in the first place? Either don't do it, or do it and stay doing it." Stripe maintained its diversity commitments while peers like Meta, Amazon, and Google retreated.
In a May 2025 Irish Times interview, explicitly criticized the corporate DEI rollback wave: "I am baffled by all the companies doing an about-face on their social initiatives right now. Did you not actually mean it in the first place?" Framed both DEI and climate commitments as obligations companies should not abandon under political pressure.
Nvidia maintained DEI programs and did not roll them back unlike many tech peers in 2025. Released 2024 Sustainability Report with dedicated Diversity section. CEO Jensen Huang committed to no layoffs with 126% revenue growth enabling workforce stability.
Netflix maintained DEI commitments in 2025, affirming in its 10-K it "builds diversity, inclusion and equity into all aspects of operations globally." Shareholders rejected anti-DEI proposals with 99%+ of votes. Netflix did not join the corporate DEI rollback wave unlike Meta, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft.
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.
Dropped "diversity" from annual report in 2025. Eliminated workforce diversification goals. Now focuses on "Equality" compliance instead.
In March 2025, Anthropic quietly removed from its website Biden-era voluntary commitments to research AI bias and discrimination, discovered by watchdog The Midas Project and reported by TechCrunch. The removal aligned with broader Trump executive order pressure targeting DEI. Co-founder Jack Clark stated the removal was unintentional and the commitments were restored within days.
DoorDash softened its DEI stance in 2025, dropping specific program descriptions and numeric diversity targets from its annual filings while keeping general diversity language. Shifted from "target-based" to "holistic" approach. Still maintains ERGs and inclusion language on careers site, but stopped outlining specific DEI programs — occupying a middle ground between full rollback and commitment.
Google ended hiring goals for underrepresented groups in February 2025, removed "diversity, equity, and inclusion" from its SEC annual report, discontinued DEI training programs, and dropped 50+ DEI-related organizations from its funding list. CDO role renamed to VP of "Googler Engagement."
Shopify shut down its One Million Black Businesses initiative and Indigenous entrepreneur support program in January 2025, eliminated its equitable commerce team, and dismantled DEI programs. CEO Lütke described eliminated programs as "side quests." Nearly 400 Canadian tech leaders signed an open letter condemning the cutbacks.
Drove Shopify's dismantling of DEI programs in early 2025, shutting down the One Million Black Businesses initiative and Indigenous entrepreneur support. Described eliminated DEI programs as "side quests." X account shifted to endorsing Trump tariffs and DOGE content.
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.
Amazon halted DEI programs in January 2025 per an internal memo, scrubbed DEI from its 2024 annual report, and consolidated LGBTQ+, Black equity, and diversity website sections into a single paragraph removing all "transgender" language. CEO Jassy characterized eliminations as cost-cutting.
No DEI program rollbacks announced through 2025. Jobs page states: "We embrace diverse perspectives, ideas, and backgrounds at Stripe." Active ERGs include Equate, Rainbows, Black Stripes, Unidos, and Veterans @ Stripe. As a private company, Stripe has not faced the proxy-statement pressure that drove many Fortune 100 peers to roll back DEI.
Declared "Go woke, go broke" and argued that DEI and wokeism "have done more to deepen poverty than capitalism ever has." Said identity politics are regressive: "You should have to prove yourself in every instance." Praised Trump and Musk's pushback against DEI-focused institutions.
Palantir has never had a formal DEI program and CEO Alex Karp has explicitly criticized DEI frameworks as counter to meritocracy. Karp described pro-Palestine campus protesters — many associated with social justice frameworks — as a "pagan religion" and an "infection inside of our society." The company's culture emphasizes hiring for excellence without formal diversity commitments.
Snap laid off 10% of its global workforce (~500 employees) in February 2024, explicitly cutting DEI and HR analytics teams that handled diversity surveys and inclusive hiring. Business Insider confirmed the DEI team was included in cuts, part of a broader industry trend of rolling back diversity programs.
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.
Armstrong's 2020 "apolitical" memo explicitly banned employee DEI activism and social cause advocacy at work, offering severance to those who disagreed — 60 employees (5%) took the offer. He praised Google's CEO for adopting a similar "mission-first" policy in 2024. Armstrong frames his stance as protecting business focus rather than opposition to diversity itself, but the effect has been to shut down internal DEI organizing.
Criticized diversity initiatives. Believes in meritocracy over DEI.