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Bill Ackman and Elon Musk called DEI 'racist' but companies need it to succeed, experts say

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Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman (left), and X owner and chief technology officer Elon Musk.
Bill Ackman and Elon Musk.

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18 execs look ahead and share what they're looking forward to — and their biggest worry

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Photo collage for c-suite.

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Elon Musk isn't convinced by Mark Cuban's defense of DEI: 'His hypocrisy convinces no one'

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Elon Musk (left) and Mark Cuban (right).
Elon Musk (left) and Mark Cuban (right).

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Billionaire Mark Cuban pushes back against Elon Musk again — this time over DEI

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Shark Tank host Mark Cuban
Shark Tank host Mark Cuban believes in the value of DEI.

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Elon Musk is allying with Bill Ackman and raging against DEI

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Elon Musk (left) and Bill Ackman (right).
Elon Musk (left) and Bill Ackman (right).

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Bill Ackman just posted a 4,000-word essay at 2 a.m. cataloging his arguments on why DEI needs to die

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Bill Ackman.
"DEI is racist because reverse racism is racism, even if it is against white people (and it is remarkable that I even need to point this out)," Bill Ackman wrote on X.

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I'm an HR professional of 25 years. These 3 signs prove your company is taking DEI seriously.

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Dawn Arvelo headshot.

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Former head of Facebook DEI efforts, Barbara Furlow-Smiles, admits she embezzled $4 million from the company

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Former Facebook DEI employee Barbara Furlow-Smiles, seen here in 2020.
Barbara Furlow-Smiles, seen here in 2020, has pleaded guilty to embezzling funds from Meta.

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Another Republican senator is blocking a handful of military promotions, now for championing diversity

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Sen. Eric Schmitt speaks to a reporter before attending a Republican Senate policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 19, 2023, in Washington, DC.

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Bill Ackman says it's 'pathetic' that law firms and other corporations feel they have to 'police' antisemitism on university campuses

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Bill Ackman.
Bill Ackman.

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