Individual Profile β Larry Summers
Source: Epstein World Pulse β Master Index. All claims are from internet research as of February 2026. DOJ file evidence cross-referenced 2026-02-26.
Who They Are
Lawrence H. Summers is a prominent American economist who served as the 71st US Secretary of the Treasury (1999β2001) under President Clinton, as President of Harvard University (2001β2006), and as Director of the National Economic Council under President Obama (2009β2010). He has served on multiple advisory boards including OpenAI.
Connection to Epstein β Overview
Documents reference meetings and dinners between Summers and Epstein. Summers exchanged emails with Epstein in 2017 criticizing President Trump. Following the November 2025 Epstein file releases, Summers resigned from multiple posts including the OpenAI advisory board, accepting responsibility for maintaining contact with Epstein.
Documented Contact (Internet Research, Feb 2026)
- Documents reference meetings and dinners between Summers and Epstein.
- Exchanged emails with Epstein in 2017 in which they criticized President Trump.
- Resigned from multiple advisory board positions, including the OpenAI advisory board, following the November 2025 file releases.
Allegations and Claims
- The documented contact included social/professional meetings and political email exchanges with Epstein post-conviction.
- No victim has made direct allegations of criminal conduct against Summers in connection with Epstein.
This Individual's Response
- Summers accepted "full responsibility for my misguided decision to continue communicating with Mr. Epstein."
Legal and Professional Consequences
- Resigned from OpenAI advisory board and other positions in the aftermath of the November 2025 file releases.
- No criminal charges or investigations publicly announced.
Key Claims for DOJ Evidence Cross-Reference
- Claim A: Documents reference meetings and dinners between Summers and Epstein.
- Claim B: Summers exchanged emails with Epstein in 2017 criticizing Trump.
- Claim C: Summers resigned from the OpenAI advisory board following the November 2025 file releases, accepting responsibility for continuing to communicate with Epstein.
DOJ File Evidence
Claim A β Documents reference meetings and dinners between Summers and Epstein
Verdict: SUPPORTS
Multiple DOJ corpus documents directly confirm scheduling of meetings and dinners between Summers and Epstein:
- EFTA00872461 (Epstein assistant to Epstein, 24 Sep 2013): Epstein assistant emails Epstein asking whether Summers can come "after the dinner" on Wednesday 25 September 2013. Summers' attendance is being co-ordinated around an evening dinner, with the assistant asking Epstein whether Summers can visit afterwards. The same document shows Epstein's schedule that day included Leon Black, Steve Sinofsky, Reid Hoffman, and Joi Ito β confirming Summers was moving in the same elite network.
- EFTA00382659 / EFTA00382993 (Lesley Groff / Sarah Mapes email chain, 23β24 Sep 2013): Two overlapping email chains coordinating a Summers visit to Epstein in New York City. Sarah Mapes, writing from Harvard Kennedy School (Summers' institutional base), contacts Epstein's assistant Lesley Groff to arrange availability β "Larry will be in NYC on Wednesday and was hoping to see Mr. Epstein." Groff replies with Epstein's schedule preferences. The subject line throughout is "Larry Summers." This is direct assistant-to-assistant scheduling of a social/professional meeting.
- EFTA00997924 (Terje Rod-Larsen to Jeffrey Epstein, 5 Oct 2014): UN envoy and Epstein associate Terje Rod-Larsen forwards to Epstein an email chain organising a dinner with Larry Summers in New York on 9 October 2014. The dinner attendees would include Kazakhstan's central bank governor Kairat Kelimbetov and his wife. Rod-Larsen writes: "Epstein will host the dinner at his town house (on 71 Street, between Madison and Fifth)." This is strong direct evidence of Epstein hosting Summers at his Manhattan townhouse for dinner with international financial figures.
These documents collectively confirm that Summers and Epstein had multiple scheduled meetings and at least one confirmed dinner hosted by Epstein at his residence. The scheduling was handled through assistants on both sides, suggesting an established, ongoing social relationship.
Claim B β Summers exchanged emails with Epstein in 2017 criticizing Trump
Verdict: SUPPORTS (partial)
- EFTA02291022 (Lesley Groff to Larry Summers, 24 March 2017): An email from Epstein's longtime assistant Lesley Groff addressed directly to "Larry Summers," subject line "Jeffrey Epstein." The document is dated March 24, 2017 β well after Epstein's 2008 conviction β confirming that contact between Epstein's office and Summers continued into 2017. The body text of this specific document is minimal/administratively redacted, so the exact content of the exchange is not directly legible in the corpus. However, the document establishes with certainty that there was email communication between Epstein's office and Summers in March 2017.
The specific claim that the 2017 emails contained criticisms of Trump derives from journalist reporting on the released files. The DOJ corpus confirms the existence of 2017 email contact, but the substantive content of those exchanges (i.e., the Trump criticism element) cannot be independently verified from the extracted text alone.
Claim C β Summers resigned from the OpenAI advisory board following the November 2025 file releases
Verdict: NOT FOUND (expected)
No documents in the DOJ Epstein Files corpus address Summers' November 2025 resignation from the OpenAI advisory board. This is a post-release consequence that would not appear in the DOJ investigation files (which mostly predate 2019). The claim is consistent with internet reporting on the November 2025 file releases and Summers' own public statement accepting responsibility. The DOJ corpus simply has no documents from this period.
Summary
| Claim | Verdict | Key EFTA IDs |
|---|---|---|
| A β Meetings and dinners with Epstein | SUPPORTS | EFTA00872461, EFTA00382659, EFTA00382993, EFTA00997924 |
| B β 2017 emails with Epstein (Trump criticism) | SUPPORTS (partial) | EFTA02291022 |
| C β Resigned from OpenAI board after Nov 2025 releases | NOT FOUND (expected) | β |
The DOJ corpus is particularly rich on the SummersβEpstein relationship: multiple email chains from 2013β2014 confirm scheduled meetings and dinners co-ordinated through assistants on both sides, and a 2017 document confirms continued contact well after Epstein's 2008 conviction. The specific content of the 2017 exchanges (Trump criticism) is confirmed by media reporting on the files but the body text is not fully legible in extracted form.