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World Economic Forum Investigates Its CEO over Epstein Links
The World Economic Forum initiated a probe after CEO Borge Brende's three dinners and communications with Epstein, appearing over 60 times in newly released documents.
- On 05/02/2026 the World Economic Forum announced its governing board asked the audit and risk committee to initiate an independent review of president and CEO Børge Brende, who will continue his roles but not participate in the review.
- After millions of documents were released last week, Brende was mentioned more than 60 times and said he attended three dinners with Jeffrey Epstein during a New York visit in 2018 and 2019.
- Brende said he was completely unaware of Epstein's past and that he welcomed the independent review he requested.
- The forum said it is committed to transparency and aims to handle the matter thoughtfully and efficiently, noting that appearing in the released Epstein files does not in itself imply wrongdoing.
- Brende, who has led the WEF since 2017, is central in scrutiny as Jeffrey Epstein had a 2008 conviction and died in 2019 detention, adding gravity to the disclosures.
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Former Norwegian ministers investigated over Epstein ties
Authorities opened investigations into former top Norwegian ministers — including World Economic Forum President Børge Brende — over links to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Brende, who previously denied contact with Epstein, dined with the financier, newly released files show, while one of Norway’s ex-premiers faces a corruption inquiry. The list of powerful people named in the files is growing: The emails show US Commerce Secretary Howa…
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diarioestrategia.clThe World Economic Forum (FEM) opened on Thursday an independent investigation against Børge Brende, former Norwegian foreign minister and current executive director of the organization, based in Davos, Switzerland, for his link with Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased sex offender convicted of leading a child trafficking network. “In 2019, I informed Klaus Schwab (founder of the forum and former executive director of the east) of my contacts with Eps…
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has launched an independent investigation into the relationship between its executive director, Børge Brende, and the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Geneva-based organization announced on Thursday. The latest documents released from the Epstein case show that the two men had three business dinners together and exchanged emails.
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