Vishal Garg, the founder and CEO of the digital mortgage lender Better.com, has been replaced as the company's leader. The change in management follows a turbulent period for the organization, which began in December 2021 when a video of Garg firing 900 employees over a Zoom call went viral. The incident drew significant criticism for its timing and the impersonal nature of the mass termination.

Following the viral video, Garg took a leave of absence from the company, during which time Better.com’s board of directors hired an outside firm to review the company’s culture and leadership practices. While Garg eventually returned to his role, the company has now moved to replace him permanently. According to reports, he has been succeeded by a hedge fund manager who had joined the company’s board of directors just one week prior to the announcement. The transition marks the end of Garg's tenure as the primary face of the company, a position that became increasingly difficult to maintain following the public backlash regarding his management style and the mass layoffs.