Economist Larry Summers resigns from posts at Harvard after ties to Epstein spark scrutiny

"Harvard Kennedy School Dean Jeremy Weinstein has accepted Professor Lawrence H. Summers' resignation from his leadership position as co-director of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government. Professor Summers has announced that he will retire from his academic and faculty appointments at Harvard at the end of this academic year and will remain on leave until that time."

"The move comes after Harvard launched an investigation into Summers and several other scholars over their ties to disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein last November. The depth of Summers's relationship to Epstein was revealed through a trove of e-mails released by a congressional committee last November and in other documents that were subsequently released by the Department of Justice."

Former Harvard University president and economist Larry Summers is stepping down from his research, teaching, and faculty positions at the end of the academic year. This resignation follows Harvard's investigation into Summers and other scholars regarding their connections to Jeffrey Epstein, a disgraced financier and convicted sex offender. Summers is also relinquishing his role as co-director of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at Harvard Kennedy School. The extent of Summers's relationship with Epstein became public through emails released by a congressional committee in November and subsequent Department of Justice documents, which revealed communications from 2018 and 2019.

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