Larry Summers resigns from OpenAI board in wake of Epstein email revelations

Larry Summers, president emeritus and professor at Harvard University, during an interview in New York, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. Summers earlier this month warned that while financial markets have so far shown limited concern with regard to the Federal Reserve's independence, the situation "could turn very quickly." (Photographer: Victor J. Blue Bloomberg via Getty Images)

By Bill Hutchinson, ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Larry Summers, a former Treasury secretary under President Bill Clinton and the former president of Harvard University, has resigned from the board of the tech company OpenAI, according to statements released Wednesday.

Larry Summers previously announced that he was stepping back from public life after his apparent communications with Epstein were made public.

Harvard has announced that it will begin a new investigation into Summers' association with Epstein, according to the Harvard Crimson. The university reviewed its ties to Epstein five years ago, including donations he made to the university.

The late financier was charged federally in July 2019 with sex trafficking and conspiracy and died by suicide the following month. 

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