WEF CEO Steps Down After Discovering Epstein Dinners Aren't Networking Events
KEY POINTS
- •After more than eight years leading the World Economic Forum, Børge Brende announced his resignation amid a probe.
- •The WEF launched an independent review into Brende's three dinners with Jeffrey Epstein in 2018 and 2019.
- •Brende claims complete ignorance of Epstein's criminal past as Alois Zwinggi takes over as interim CEO.
Børge Brende, the World Economic Forum’s head honcho for over eight years, is bailing just as the WEF rolls out an independent probe into his epic three-times dinner dates with Jeffrey Epstein in 2018 and 2019. Despite the Department of Justice’s emails crashing the party, Brende claims he was 'completely unaware of Epstein's past and criminal activities,' which might politely be called the ultimate case of Swiss cheese memory. The WEF’s co-chairs André Hoffman and Larry Fink confirmed no new surprises beyond the déjà-vu disclosures, as Alois Zwinggi prepares to slide into the CEO seat, probably wondering if his first meeting is a breakfast with a billionaire or a zoom call with a scandal.
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Nothing says 'global leadership' like three dinners with Epstein and pretending the DOJ's emails are just fan mail.
Brende dining thrice with Epstein and claiming ignorance is like handing your credit card to a hacker and being shocked when rent doesn’t get paid.
The WEF's new CEO probably got hired just because he knows the length of the finest hors d’oeuvres trays at scandal parties.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 2/26/2026 | Author: Pete Syme
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