Mark Cuban Challenged Over DEI Hiring Practices

The celebrity businessman believes ‘race and gender can be part of the equation’ when hiring staff.

Mark Cuban, then owner of the Dallas Mavericks, talks to reporters before the game against the Chicago Bulls at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on Nov. 1, 2023. Tim Heitman/Getty Images

High-profile businessman Mark Cuban has doubled down on his position on inclusive hiring practices, defending his diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) hiring policy.

“I’ve never hired anyone based exclusively on race, gender, religion,” Mr. Cuban said on X, formerly Twitter, on Jan. 28.