OpenAI, Harvard University, Bloomberg and the Latest York Times kept mum as they faced demands to chop ties with Larry Summers following revelations that the ex-Treasury Secretary exchanged emails with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Summers, 70, was one of the crucial outstanding individuals to surface in a brand new trove of emails released by the House Oversight Committee this week. He and Epstein discussed women, politics and Harvard-related business in a whole bunch of messages exchanged between 2013 and 2019.
The emails create a dilemma for the wide selection of organizations which have business ties to the outspoken Summers, who has been a fixture on corporate boards and cable news networks since exiting government work. Sam Altman’s OpenAI appointed him to its board of directors two years ago — just certainly one of Summers’ many high-profile gigs.
Jeff Hauser, executive director of the Revolving Door Project, a watchdog group, said the emails “should be the ultimate straw” that makes institutions cut ties with Summers.
“It’s disgusting that Summers has played such a vital role in government at certainly one of America’s premier universities for therefore long. Corporations and institutions affiliated with him — including the world’s most influential AI company, and two of the nation’s premier news outlets— should demand his immediate resignation,” Hauser said in an announcement.
The recently released emails suggested a comfortable relationship between Summers and Epstein, who died by suicide in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges. In a single missive, Summers joked that girls were less intelligent than men.
“I observed that half the IQ in world was possessed by women without mentioning they’re greater than 51 percent of population,” Summers wrote Epstein in October 2017, without providing further context.
In one other set of messages that spread quickly on social media, Summers asked Epstein for romantic advice.
“I dint [sic] wish to be in a present giving competition while being the friend without advantages,” Summers told Epstein while discussing his pursuit of a women, adding that “she have to be very confused or possibly desires to cut me off but wants skilled connection rather a lot and so holds to it.”
It was not clear who Summers was talking about.
Epstein responded by suggesting that the girl was making Summers “pay for past errors” and advised him that “no whining showed strength.”
Summers, a Democrat who served within the Clinton and Obama administrations, apologized for the emails — which got here well after Epstein pled guilty to soliciting prostitution with a minor in 2008 and settled civil lawsuits brought by multiple victims in 2010.
“I even have great regrets in my life,” he said in an announcement provided to the Harvard Crimson student newspaper earlier this week. “As I even have said before, my association with Jeffrey Epstein was a significant error of judgement.”
He didn’t immediately return The Post’s request for comment.
A full breakdown of Summers’ associations with outstanding businesses and media outlets could be found below.
OpenAI
Summers joined OpenAI’s reconstituted board in 2023 after the previous version of it briefly succeeded in ousting Altman as CEO. A representative for OpenAI’s board declined to comment.
Harvard University
Summers is a Charles W. Eliot university professor and president emeritus at Harvard. He served as university president from 2001 to 2006. Harvard didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
Bloomberg
Together with contributing written columns to Bloomberg, Summers has commonly appeared on the network’s airwaves, including shows like “Wall Street Week.” A Bloomberg representative declined to comment.
Latest York Times
Summers commonly contributes guest essays for the Latest York Times, including as recently as September. The news outlet didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment.
Center for American Progress
Summers is listed as a distinguished senior fellow on the Washington, DC-based think tank. CAP didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
Skillsoft
Summers sits on the interactive learning company’s board of directors. Skillsoft representatives didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
Center for Global Development
Summers has served because the Center for Global Development’s chairman since 2014. CGD didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
Peterson Institute for International Economics
Summers is listed as vice chair of the board at this nonprofit research organization, which didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
Atlas Merchant Capital
Summers was listed as a senior adviser for Atlas Merchant Capital until recently, but a page together with his bio appears to have been taken down. Atlas didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
Jiko
Summers is a member of the web banking firm’s advisory committee. Jiko didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
Aven
Summers sits on the advisory board for Aven, which offers a bank card for homeowners. Aven didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
Palmetto
Summers is member of the solar energy firm’s advisory board. Palmetto didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
Yale Budget Lab
Summers is a member of the Budget Lab’s advisory board. The Budget Lab didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
OpenAI, Harvard University, Bloomberg and the Latest York Times kept mum as they faced demands to chop ties with Larry Summers following revelations that the ex-Treasury Secretary exchanged emails with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Summers, 70, was one of the crucial outstanding individuals to surface in a brand new trove of emails released by the House Oversight Committee this week. He and Epstein discussed women, politics and Harvard-related business in a whole bunch of messages exchanged between 2013 and 2019.
The emails create a dilemma for the wide selection of organizations which have business ties to the outspoken Summers, who has been a fixture on corporate boards and cable news networks since exiting government work. Sam Altman’s OpenAI appointed him to its board of directors two years ago — just certainly one of Summers’ many high-profile gigs.
Jeff Hauser, executive director of the Revolving Door Project, a watchdog group, said the emails “should be the ultimate straw” that makes institutions cut ties with Summers.
“It’s disgusting that Summers has played such a vital role in government at certainly one of America’s premier universities for therefore long. Corporations and institutions affiliated with him — including the world’s most influential AI company, and two of the nation’s premier news outlets— should demand his immediate resignation,” Hauser said in an announcement.
The recently released emails suggested a comfortable relationship between Summers and Epstein, who died by suicide in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges. In a single missive, Summers joked that girls were less intelligent than men.
“I observed that half the IQ in world was possessed by women without mentioning they’re greater than 51 percent of population,” Summers wrote Epstein in October 2017, without providing further context.
In one other set of messages that spread quickly on social media, Summers asked Epstein for romantic advice.
“I dint [sic] wish to be in a present giving competition while being the friend without advantages,” Summers told Epstein while discussing his pursuit of a women, adding that “she have to be very confused or possibly desires to cut me off but wants skilled connection rather a lot and so holds to it.”
It was not clear who Summers was talking about.
Epstein responded by suggesting that the girl was making Summers “pay for past errors” and advised him that “no whining showed strength.”
Summers, a Democrat who served within the Clinton and Obama administrations, apologized for the emails — which got here well after Epstein pled guilty to soliciting prostitution with a minor in 2008 and settled civil lawsuits brought by multiple victims in 2010.
“I even have great regrets in my life,” he said in an announcement provided to the Harvard Crimson student newspaper earlier this week. “As I even have said before, my association with Jeffrey Epstein was a significant error of judgement.”
He didn’t immediately return The Post’s request for comment.
A full breakdown of Summers’ associations with outstanding businesses and media outlets could be found below.
OpenAI
Summers joined OpenAI’s reconstituted board in 2023 after the previous version of it briefly succeeded in ousting Altman as CEO. A representative for OpenAI’s board declined to comment.
Harvard University
Summers is a Charles W. Eliot university professor and president emeritus at Harvard. He served as university president from 2001 to 2006. Harvard didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
Bloomberg
Together with contributing written columns to Bloomberg, Summers has commonly appeared on the network’s airwaves, including shows like “Wall Street Week.” A Bloomberg representative declined to comment.
Latest York Times
Summers commonly contributes guest essays for the Latest York Times, including as recently as September. The news outlet didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment.
Center for American Progress
Summers is listed as a distinguished senior fellow on the Washington, DC-based think tank. CAP didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
Skillsoft
Summers sits on the interactive learning company’s board of directors. Skillsoft representatives didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
Center for Global Development
Summers has served because the Center for Global Development’s chairman since 2014. CGD didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
Peterson Institute for International Economics
Summers is listed as vice chair of the board at this nonprofit research organization, which didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
Atlas Merchant Capital
Summers was listed as a senior adviser for Atlas Merchant Capital until recently, but a page together with his bio appears to have been taken down. Atlas didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
Jiko
Summers is a member of the web banking firm’s advisory committee. Jiko didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
Aven
Summers sits on the advisory board for Aven, which offers a bank card for homeowners. Aven didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
Palmetto
Summers is member of the solar energy firm’s advisory board. Palmetto didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
Yale Budget Lab
Summers is a member of the Budget Lab’s advisory board. The Budget Lab didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
