Goldman Sachs plans to drop diversity factors from board candidate criteria, WSJ reports

Feb 16 (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs ‌is preparing ‌to remove race, ​gender identity, sexual orientation, and other ‌diversity ⁠factors from the criteria ⁠its board uses ​to ​evaluate ​potential candidates, ‌The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people ‌familiar ​with ​the ​matter.

Reuters could ‌not immediately verify the ​WSJ ​report.

(Reporting by Devika ​Nair ‌in Bengaluru; Editing ​by Sherry ​Jacob-Phillips)