In an analysis of new S&P 500 directors by demographic, starting in 2021 the proportion of new S&P directors by demographic has returned to rates that include an even lower proportion of Black directors than before 2016, after temporary gains.
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In an analysis of new S&P 500 directors by demographic, starting in 2021 the proportion of new S&P directors by demographic has returned to rates that include an even lower proportion of Black directors than before 2016, after temporary gains.
I'm sure organizations will blame legal threats, but the data show that across the S&P500 at least, this change just enshrines a trend to de-prioritize leaders of color that they adopted well before 2025
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/business/goldman-sachs-diversity-board.html