CEOs (including Wall Street) seek to blacklist Harvard students after signing pro-Palestinian letter
Several CEOs are urging Harvard University to release the names of the people in the student organizations who signed a pro-Palestinian letter that criticized Israel.
Driving the news: Billionaire Bill Ackman, a hedge fund manager and Harvard alum, said in an online postTuesday that he had been asked by "a number of CEOs" if Harvard would disclose the list of students in the groups that issued a letter that said it held "the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence."
What they're saying: Several business leaders backed Ackman's call — including Sweetgreen's CEO Jonathan Neman, who replied to the post, saying: "I would like to know so I know never to hire these people."
- Jake Wurzak, CEO of DoveHill Capital Management, also replied to the post, saying: "I second this."
- Michael Broukhim, FabFitFun's CEO, added: "We are in as well."