[thelock85]

I'm not following most of your points here (standalone maybe but not with respect to my comments). No one is saying you don't need to ID signals in the noise or define quality indicators of skill.

But if your company is taking on the diversity challenge then yes, start with the fact that there is 7+ billion people, (or at least the ones with Github profiles, to your point). And yes, canvas all available channels so you don't miss out on people "drummed out... for institutional reasons (there's an entire industry that does this). Then start over in defining your signals and indicators --in this case some sweet spot between the people they hope(!) exists and the false positives they wish they had missed.

If you're not willing to take these measures, simply sit back, do work and try to make money (or in this guy's case leave the company since he's not in charge). Otherwise, let's give retirement to diversity in this year's tech hall of fame.