Coffee giant Starbucks said on Thursday that Mellody Hobson, the lead independent director of its board, will depart after a ...

Starbucks has denied that it has “targets or quotas at any stage of the hiring process,” according to the FT. The company told the FT that a supposed goal to reach racial and ethnic diversity ...

Starbucks' Lead Independent Director Melloda Hobson is stepping down from her post after nearly 20 years with the coffee ...

Hobson previously served as the chairwoman of Starbucks from March 2021 to September 2024, making her the only African ...

Starbucks’ Lead Independent ... America’s sweeping rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives aimed at increasing racial and ethnic representation in the workplace.

The exit comes at a time when Corporate America is scaling back diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies meant to boost racial and ethnic representation at workplaces. In March, Starbucks ...