Billionaire David Bonderman Quits Uber Board After Women Do ‘More Talking’ Quip

By Dave Goldiner June 14, 2017

Billionaire David Bonderman quit Uber’s board after saying women officials do “more talking” at a meeting about sexual harassment.

The mogul interrupted colleague Arianna Huffington who was discussing the benefits of having more women on the board.

“Actually what it shows is, it’s much likely there’ll be more talking,” ,” Bonderman said, according to the Washington Post.

A few awkward chuckles greeted the remark — and Huffington correctly predicted Bonderman would have some explaining to do.

“Don’t worry, David will have a lot of talking to do, as well,” she said.

Bonderman later resigned, saying he didn’t want to be a distraction from other issues at the global ride-hailing leader.

Dave Goldiner is the Forward’s director of digital media. Dave is a veteran journalist who has spent two decades working at newspapers in the United States and Africa. A native New Yorker, Goldiner wrote for the New York Daily News, where he covered some of the biggest stories of our time, including the attacks of September 11, along with thousands of stories of hope and heartbreak. He also studied and worked in Southern Africa and has written for publications in South Africa and Zimbabwe. He holds masters degrees in journalism and public administration from Columbia University. Dave can be reached at [email protected], or follow him on Twitter @davegoldiner

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