World Economic Forum Opens Probe Into CEO Over Epstein Meetings

The World Economic Forum has opened a probe into Chief Executive Officer Borge Brende over his ties to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein after evidence of meetings between the two men emerged in the US Department of Justice’s massive release of documents over the weekend.

Citing revelations about “three business dinners” Brende attended along with Epstein, as well as email and text exchanges, the board said it decided to initiate an independent review of the matter.

“This decision underscores the Forum’s commitment to transparency and maintaining its integrity,” the Geneva-based institution said in a statement, adding that Brende “fully supports, ...