End of DEI?

As the second Trump administration begins, more and more corporations have abandoned their pledges to women and minorities. Stephen Miller—whose America First Legal group has been challenging corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs—is now the president’s deputy chief of staff, and tech billionaires who were leaders in DEI for many years have dissolved their DEI departments and fired their DEI staffs. In addition, the newly proposed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is reviewing the recommendations from the conservative law firm Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) to eliminate $120 billion in government spending they characterize as DEI.

Corporations continue to abandon DEI

An increasing number of corporations are revising or abandoning their DEI programs. Anti-DEI influencer Robby Starbuck is taking credit for 17 major corporations limiting or eliminating their DEI programs and firing their DEI staffs. Several tech billionaires who contributed at least $1 million each to the Trump inauguration have also announced major changes to their companies’ DEI programs. Only Apple and Costco have pushed back, strongly rejecting right-wing shareholder proposals demanding the board report on the risk of maintaining current DEI roles, policies, and goals.