Mark Cuban emerged this week as one of the few billionaires willing to defend diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts, saying hiring strategies should broaden the group of job candidates to include as many people as possible.
The Shark Tank star and Dallas Mavericks owner argued on X that using DEI in hiring doesn’t mean companies do not hire on merit. “Of course you hire based on merit. Diversity - means you expand the possible pool of candidates as widely as you can. Once you have identified the candidates, you HIRE THE PERSON YOU BELIEVE IS THE BEST,” Cuban wrote on Friday.
