Former CNBC CEO Fired Over Years of Sexual Harassment and Toxic Workplace Culture
- Hadley Gamble, a CNBC anchor, filed a complaint alleging former CEO Jeff Shell sexually harassed her for years and oversaw a toxic culture that included sexual harassment and bullying at CNBC.
- Gamble's complaint named Shell's former subordinates Patrick Allen and John Casey as also harassing and overseeing a toxic culture.
- Comcast, NBCUniversal's parent company, hired an outside law firm to investigate Gamble's allegations.
- The investigation found evidence corroborating Gamble's accusations against Shell, and Comcast fired him.
- Gamble filed the complaint after CNBC did not renew her contract, citing frustration with CNBC's culture of harassment and bullying.