Borge Brende steps down as president and CEO of World Economic Forum over Epstein ties
Geneva: Borge Brende on Thursday stepped down as president and CEO of World Economic Forum over Epstein ties. The development comes a few โ weeks after โthe โ forum โlaunched an independent investigation โinto his relationship with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Notably, Brende, who became president of the WEF in 2017, announced the decision to step down in a statement following disclosures from โthe โUS Justice Department โ that โshowed the โNorwegian โhad three business dinners โ with Epstein and โ had also communicated with him via email and text โmessage. Here's what Borge Brende said on resignation ย "After careful consideration, I have decided to…