, Columnist
Goldman, Amex and Deere Are Joining the New Anti-Diversity Push
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon is moving in the wrong direction.
Photographer: Paul Yeung/Bloomberg
Even as the great DEI rollback sweeps across corporate America, one policy had managed to survive: the boardroom version of the Rooney Rule.
Adapted from the NFL, the voluntary policy commits boards to consider a diverse pool of candidates when filling open seats. In 2025, 58% of S&P 500 boards told executive search firm Spencer Stuart that they had adopted some form of the Rooney Rule — a figure unchanged from the year before. For a moment, even as other policies and programs fell, it appeared as if this reform had become embedded.