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WEF CEO steps down amid Epstein scrutiny

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February 27, 2026

THE PRESIDENT AND CEO of the World Economic Forum, (WEF) Borge Brende, said he was stepping down on Thursday, a few weeks after the forum launched an independent investigation into his relationship with late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

- DAVE GRAHAM

Brende, who became president of the WEF in 2017, announced his decision in a statement following disclosures from the US Justice Department that showed the Norwegian had three business dinners with Epstein and had also communicated with the disgraced financier via email and text message. “After careful consideration, I have decided to step down as President and CEO of the WEF. My time here, spanning 8-1/2 years, has

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