Larry Summers leaves OpenAI board, Harvard instructor role as scrutiny over Epstein emails intensifies
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Publish Date: 2026-01-19 21:34:00
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Here are the key points from the article regarding Larry Summers’ resignation:
– Larry Summers has resigned from the board of directors at OpenAI, citing his intention to step away from public commitments.
– Summers’ resignation aligns with the fallout from the release of emails containing personal correspondence and sexist comments between him and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
– In addition to resigning from the board of directors for Spain-headquartered bank Santander, Summers will not finish out the semester as an instructor at Harvard University.
– Summers also informed Harvard that he will go on leave from his role as the director of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School.
– The resignation decisions follow Harvard’s internal investigation into Summers’ relationship with Epstein and calls from Sen. Elizabeth Warren and others for the University to cut ties with him.
– Summers, who has held various positions including former Treasury Secretary and head of Harvard University, had joined the board of OpenAI in 2023, which rehired CEO Sam Altman shortly after his initial ousting.
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