Diversified Employer

GEO is an equal opportunity employer focused on the rich diversity of our workforce with zero tolerance for all forms of workplace discrimination and sexual harassment. Responsibility for diversity initiatives lies with our Chief Human Resources Officer.

Today, women comprise more than half of GEO’s U.S. workforce and play a significant role in our leadership and management. Of GEO’s 14,331 U.S. employees, 51% are female. Women account for 54% of our corporate employees, 42% of our facility security staff, and 31% of those serving in management positions as directors and above. We also continue to recruit women to our workforce, with women comprising 52% of GEO’s new hires in 2023.

Women are also involved at the highest levels of our organization. Of the nine current members of GEO’s Board of Directors, three are women.

In all areas of our business, GEO strives to achieve wider racial and ethnic diversity. In 2023, one of our Board seats was held by a member of a minority community. Across our organization, under-represented minorities of the United States – including African American, Hispanic and Latino, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native Hawaiian and Native American/Alaskan – currently account for 69% of our U.S. employees.

Minorities comprise 45% of GEO’s corporate workforce in the U.S., 73% of our facility security staff, and 33% of those serving in management positions as directors or above. GEO’s employee population is also diverse by age. Of new hires in 2023, 40% were under age 30, 41% were between ages 30 and 50, and 19% were older than 50.

GEO is proud to support our local communities, and we recruit more than 90% of our workforce from these communities.