Prominent institutions including OpenAI, Harvard University, Bloomberg, and The New York Times are facing pressure to sever ties with Larry Summers following the release of emails detailing his extensive communications with Jeffrey Epstein. The emails, disclosed by the House Oversight Committee and exchanged between 2013 and 2019, reveal hundreds of messages between Summers and Epstein discussing various topics, including politics and women, as well as personal matters.
The watchdog group Revolving Door Project, through its executive director Jeff Hauser, has called these emails "disgusting" and argued they warrant Summers' immediate resignation from all affiliated organizations. The released communications include instances where Summers seemingly discussed his views on women's intelligence and sought romantic advice from Epstein.
These exchanges occurred after Epstein had already pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution with a minor in 2008 and settled civil lawsuits. Summers, a former Harvard president and official in the Clinton and Obama administrations, has apologized for his association with Epstein, calling it a "major error of judgement." Despite this apology, many of the institutions with which Summers holds positions, such as his board membership at OpenAI, his role as a university professor at Harvard, his columns for Bloomberg, and contributions to The New York Times, have remained silent on the matter.
The article lists numerous other organizations, including think tanks and various company boards, where Summers has affiliations, all of whom were also contacted for comment and largely did not respond.
