The CEO of Hims, a telehealth and online pharmacy, is backtracking on a controversial tweet he published last week.
Andrew Dudum found out the hard way that is it best for CEOs, especially those of publicly traded companies, to keep their personal opinions to themselves. He tweeted that he is “eager” to hire pro-Hamas protesters. He is Palestinian-American with family in Gaza and the West Bank.
This is his original tweet:
Moral courage > College degree
If you’re currently protesting against the genocide of the Palestinian people & for your university’s divestment from Israel, keep going. It’s working.
There are plenty of companies & CEOs eager to hire you, regardless of university discipline.…
— andrewdudum (@AndrewDudum) May 1, 2024
Last November Dudum tweeted encouragement to “leaders” and CEOs to call for an immediate ceasefire. He pinned it to the top of his X page….
