Critics mistake Daniel Penny for a DEI hire

Published February 6, 2025 9:26am ET



Daniel Penny has landed a job in New York, and diversity, equity, and inclusion advocates cannot fathom how. In fact, it seems that they still do not understand what DEI entails.

Penny, a 26-year-old former marine, will now work for venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. The young man was spared conviction following a lengthy case over charges of “criminally negligent homicide” of Jordan Neely, a mentally deranged homeless man, on the subway. 

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