Summary
Larry Summers, a former U.S. Treasury Secretary and former Harvard University president, plans to leave his position as a professor at Harvard. This decision follows the release of documents showing his past interactions with Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender. Summers has denied wrongdoing, but he had ongoing communications with Epstein and was named in a draft of Epstein’s will.
Key Facts
- Larry Summers will resign from Harvard University at the end of the semester.
- He had close ties with Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender.
- Summers previously held positions such as U.S. Treasury Secretary and president of Harvard.
- Released documents revealed Summers communicated with Epstein and was listed as an executor in Epstein’s will.
- Summers has not been charged with any crime and denies any wrongdoing.
- Harvard is reviewing documents related to individuals connected to Epstein.
- Summers also left the board of OpenAI because of his ties to Epstein.
