Booz Allen Hamilton

Washington D.C.
Commercial and Professional Services

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Summary:

Booz Allen Hamilton Booz Allen vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies and does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination, but has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. The company covers the cost of "medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children and funds multiple LGBTQ organizations. However, it has not used its PAC contributions for ideological purposes. For these reasons, Booz Allen Hamilton receives a Medium Risk rating.

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Corporate Weaponization
Criteria

Has denied service to customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.

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Rationale

Booz Allen Hamilton has not publicly terminated business relationships due to religious beliefs or political views. The company received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index. Among other requirements, this means Booz Allen Hamilton has pledged to vet vendors based on LGBTQ policies (1)(2).

Criteria

Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.

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Rationale

Booz Allen will donate to “secular programs led by religious organizations that maintain public charity status… and affirm they have nondiscriminatory policies and/or practices” (1).

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Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.

Risk Level
Rationale

Booz Allen does not protect its employees from viewpoint discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

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Rationale

Booz Allen Hamilton also advocates for the Equality Act (1). CEO Horacio Rozanski is a member of the Business Roundtable but has not supported any ideological initiatives (2).

Criteria

Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

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Rationale

Booz Allen Hamilton has a perfect score on the HRC’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index. This score indicates the company covers the cost of “medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children (1)(2). Booz Allen is a brass sponsor of Out & Equal and a corporate partner of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (3)(4).

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Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

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Rationale

Booz Allen’s PAC contributes in a bipartisan manner without ideological intent (1)(2).

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August 23, 2023

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