The Rainbow PUSH Coalition survey shows that there are just 3 Blacks and 1 Hispanic among the 189 total board members of the 20 technology companies surveyed. Eleven of the companies have no people of color on their boards, including Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, eBay, Google among others. Just three companies – Microsoft, Oracle, and Salesforce have a Black or Latino on their Board.
There are just 36 women among the 189 total board members of the 20 companies surveyed. This data reveals a bold and audacious pattern of exclusion.
“Rainbow PUSH has successfully PUSHed the technology to reveal their workforce diversity and inclusion data – the data documents the virtual exclusion of Blacks and Latinos from the industry in both tech and non-tech jobs. This dearth of diversity is replicated on the corporate boards of directors. It’s time for a change. Technology companies must transform themselves – from the corporate boards to the workforce – to mirror the communities and customers it relies upon for its growth and success.”
Reverend Jackson will continue to PUSH for diversity in Silicon Valley and the technology industry at speaking engagements at Platform in Atlanta, before the New York Venture Capital Association and at a USA Today forum at Stanford November 6. Rainbow PUSH is organizing a “next steps” workshop on December 10 in Silicon Valley to continue its push for reach, measurable and concrete change in the tech industry.
“Diversifying the technology industry – from corporate boardrooms to the workforce – is this era’s civil rights challenge. While we engaged companies to move from resistance to release and usher in a new climate of transparency, more must be done: companies must set concrete, measurable goals, targets and timetables to expand minority participation on their boards, in their c-suites, and workforce. They must expand to engage minority professional and financial services firms, advertising and marketing agencies in their business development.
In short, companies need a 21st century diversity and inclusion strategy to change the face of technology. Rainbow PUSH stands ready to partner and produce the talent needed to usher in a new era of change in the tech industry.
Race ethnicity table BOARD OF DIRECTORS
| Total | Men | Women | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Indian | |
| Amazon | 10 | 8 | 2 | |||
| Apple | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1-F | ||
| Chegg | 7 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Cisco | 11 | 8 | 3 | |||
| Ebay | 12 | 11 | 1 | |||
| 9 | 7 | 2 | ||||
| 11 | 8 | 3 | ||||
| Groupon | 8 | 7 | 1 | |||
| HP | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2-Indian | ||
| Intel | 10 | 8 | 2 | |||
| Intuit | 9 | 7 | 2 | |||
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Microsoft | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1-Indian | |
| Nvidia | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Oracle | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Pandora | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Salesforce | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 8 | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Yelp | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yahoo! | 9 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 189 | 153 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
20 total companies
Eleven (11) have all White board of Directors
Only two have an African American on their Board. Only one has an Latino/Hispanic on their Board.
Rainbow PUSH Coalition is a multi-racial, multi-issue, progressive, international organization that was formed in December 1996 by the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. through merging of two organizations he founded Operation PUSH People United to Serve Humanity (estab. 1971) and the Rainbow Coalition (estab. 1984). With headquarters in Chicago and offices in Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, New York and Oakland, the organization works to make the American Dream a reality for all citizens while advocating for peace and justice around the world. RPC is dedicated to improving the lives of all people by serving as a voice for the voiceless. Its mission is to protect, defend and gain civil rights by leveling the economic and educational playing fields while promoting peace and justice around the world.
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