Google promises to improve diversity at senior levels, commits $175 million for black businesses

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Google promises to improve diversity at senior levels, commits $175 million for black businesses

Google on Wednesday pledged to spend $175 million to create more economic opportunities for black businesses and job-seekers, as said it would bolster its number of black employees and executives.

In a blog post, Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Google parent Alphabet Inc., said the tech giant will work to improve representation at senior levels by 30% over the next five years, and will do more to improve representation in hiring and promotion at all levels.

Mountain View, Calif.-based Google said it will post job openings and increase its investments in cities such as Atlanta, Washington D.C., Chicago and London, and work to recruit and hire more employees in regions “where the social infrastructure already supports a sense of belonging and contributes to a better quality of life.”

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