Mark Zuckerberg's 'Year of Efficiency' spreads from Meta to Priscilla Chan's charitable organization, which just laid off dozens of people
impacted 48 employees, according to two people familiar with the company. In a Wednesday post to Blind, an app popular with tech workers, one verified CZI employee confirmed the layoffs, calling it a"bloodbath."
On Wednesday afternoon, Insider asked CZI spokeswoman Raymonde Charles whether the charity had laid off workers. She didn't respond initially. More than an hour later, the job cuts were reported by The 74 Million, a website that covers education and was co-founded byAfter that report came out, Charles sent the story to Insider in an email and wrote"I can confirm the details here."
"Guided by insights from our grantees, research, and educators, our work in education continues to evolve, and the structure of our teams has changed as a result," she added in a statement. Chan, a doctor, leads CZI day-to-day as co-founder and co-CEO with Zuckerberg, whom she met while they were undergrads atThe founding goal of the foundation was as a vehicle for the couple to put nearly all of their massive wealth, generated through Meta, formerly known as Facebook, toward charitable causes. They wanted to eradicate all diseases, improve education and fix the criminal justice system. The initial tag line for CZIThat tagline is no more.
The bulk of the Wednesday layoffs hit CZI's education team, one of the people familiar with the cuts said, leaving the person to wonder what the future of CZI's educational work will be.
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