Ep. 3: Diversity & Meritocracy in Tech

It feels to us that companies have politicized the subject of diversity for competitive gain. Shouldn't the first filter be meritocracy? Shouldn't we first look to the pool of qualified applicants to fill a post rather than make gender the primary filter? For companies that have hired Chief Diversity Officers - what are these executives actually doing with shareholder capital to improve diversity and presumably shareholder returns? Look for a longer form podcast post Labor Day.