Greylock Partners—Greylock Partners hired Mustafa Suleyman as venture partner despite documented workplace bullying at DeepMind
In early 2022, Greylock Partners hired Mustafa Suleyman as a venture partner. Suleyman had been placed on administrative leave from DeepMind in 2019 following complaints about bullying employees. Suleyman publicly acknowledged the issue, stating he had been 'very demanding and pretty relentless' and that 'a couple of colleagues made a complaint about my management style.' The hiring raised questions about accountability for workplace misconduct in tech leadership.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Governance | -against | secondary | -0.50 |
| Worker Rights | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.429 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.57)
Evidence (1 signal)
CNBC reported Greylock hired DeepMind co-founder Suleyman despite bullying leave
CNBC reported that Greylock Partners hired Mustafa Suleyman as a venture partner in February 2022. Suleyman had previously been placed on administrative leave from DeepMind in 2019 after colleagues complained about his management style. In a podcast with Greylock partner Reid Hoffman, Suleyman acknowledged: 'I had a period in 2017-2018 where a couple of colleagues made a complaint about my management style. You know, I really screwed up. I was very demanding and pretty relentless.'