CEO Kimberly Bryant was pushed out this week after months of infighting with the board, Forbes has learned.
Philpot-Brown said the board was additionally investigating"serious allegations of workplace impropriety.”: “I have no idea what they are talking about. What exactly are the allegations AND if there are serious allegations, you have not been asked about them or given a chance to respond. Nothing has been substantiated or investigated currently despite these claims and not myself or other board members were made aware of this decision by Hiles.
Bryant is an engineer who previously worked for Pfizer and Novartis before founding Black Girls Code in 2011. The Oakland-based organization has more than a dozen chapters across the U.S., holds workshops, summer camps and hackathons for Black teenage girls to introduce them to robotics, game design, virtual reality, web design and mobile app development. , and interviews with people with knowledge of the matter, the dispute started when three employees resigned over the summer.
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