Urgent: World Economic Forum CEO Brende resigns following investigation into ties with Epstein-Xinhua

Urgent: World Economic Forum CEO Brende resigns following investigation into ties with Epstein

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-02-26 19:54:15

GENEVA, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Borge Brende, president and CEO of the Geneva-based World Economic Forum, announced his decision to step down on Thursday after the forum launched an investigation into his relations with late U.S. financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.