Ellen Pao

thumb|Ellen Pao in 2015 Ellen Pao Ellen Kangru Pao (born 1970) is an American investor and former interim CEO of social media company Reddit. Pao first became known in 2012 for filing a failed gender discrimination suit against her employer, venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins, and has continued to express vocal criticism of the hiring and promotion practices in Silicon Valley. In 2014, she became interim CEO of Reddit. During this period, the site banned revenge porn, with other social media sites following suit. In 2015, decisions made by the company during her tenure, such as the banning of controversial Reddit communities for harassment, generated a wave of controversy that culminated in her stepping down. The backlash she received sparked debates both on the treatment of women in technology and the need for transparency in a company that relies on volunteers. Since 2016, she has been the cofounder and CEO of the nonprofit diversity consulting organization Project Include. Quotes It's not our site's goal to be a completely free-speech platform. We want to be a safe platform and we want to be a platform that also protects privacy at the same time. As cited in "Reddit's New Harassment Policy Aimed At Creating A 'Safe Platform'" (archived), All Tech Considered, NPR (2015-05-19) External links Category:Businesswomen from the United States Category:Chief executive officers Category:Lawyers from the United States Category:Princeton University alumni Category:Harvard University alumni Category:Chinese Americans Category:Women from the United States Category:People from New Jersey Category:Women in law Category:1970 births Category:Women born in the 1970s Category:Living people Category:Activists from the United States Category:Victims of cyberbullying