Sundar Pichai—Eliminated Google's diversity hiring goals and DEI training programs
In February 2025, Sundar Pichai ended Google's DEI hiring goals that he had announced in 2020 (30% increase in underrepresented leadership by 2025). Google discontinued DEI training, dropped 58 DEI-related groups from funding, and removed DEI language from its 2024 10K filing. Pichai told employees the changes were needed to comply with Trump executive orders.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEI Programs | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.443 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.59)× agency (reactive ×0.75)
Evidence (1 signal)
Eliminated Google's diversity hiring goals and DEI training programs
In February 2025, Sundar Pichai ended Google's DEI hiring goals that he had announced in 2020 (30% increase in underrepresented leadership by 2025). Google discontinued DEI training, dropped 58 DEI-related groups from funding, and removed DEI language from its 2024 10K filing. Pichai told employees the changes were needed to comply with Trump executive orders.