Ex-US Treasury chief Larry Summers quits Harvard over Epstein ties

South China Morning PostCenter-RightEN 1 min read 100% complete by Agence France-PresseFebruary 25, 2026 at 07:51 PM

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Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers resigned from his teaching position at Harvard University due to his connections to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The resignation from his co-director role at the Mossavar-Rahmani Centre for Business and Government was announced by Harvard Kennedy School Dean Jeremy Weinstein. Summers' extensive exchanges with Epstein were revealed in files released by the Department of Justice. He will retire from his academic and faculty appointments at the end of the academic year, remaining on leave until then. Summers had previously expressed regret over his ties to Epstein.

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