Top hedge fund D.E. Shaw fires DEI chief after The Post’s exposé on woke HR policies
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2025 9:31 am
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NEW YORK - Left-wing hedge fund D.E. Shaw has fired its DEI chief following an exposé by The Post on its woke HR policies — an exclusive report that staffers feared placed the firm squarely in the sights of President Trump.
Maja Hazell — who has led Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the wildly profitable financial firm for the past four years — saw her full-time position eliminated last week by chief operating officer Eddie Fishman, sources close to the situation told The Post.
Sources said the company’s top brass plan to offer Hazell some part-time consulting as part of her exit deal. Staffers who reported directly to Hazell will be reassigned to new roles inside the company as D.E. Shaw moves to effectively shut down its DEI unit, sources said.
Reached by The Post on Wednesday, Hazell denied she was leaving D.E. Shaw, but did not respond to questions about whether she was moving to a part-time consultant gig with the company.
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