WASHINGTON (TNND) — Larry Summers, after withdrawing from his public commitments, is also resigning from his position on OpenAI’s board after emails between him and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were released last week by the House Oversight Committee.

“In line with my announcement to step away from my public commitments, I have also decided to resign from the board of OpenAI,” Summers said. “I am grateful for the opportunity to have served, excited about the potential of the company, and look forward to following their progress.”

OpenAI’s board of directors, in a statement, says that they “respect his decision.”

“Larry has decided to resign from the OpenAI Board of Directors, and we respect his decision. We appreciate his many contributions and the perspective he brought to the Board.”

Summers announced earlier this week that he was withdrawing from his public commitments after hundreds of messages between him and Epstein were released.

The seven years of correspondence spanning from 2013 to 2019, released by the House Oversight Committee, reveal that Summers, who is married, sought Epstein for romantic advice in his dealings with a woman whom he referred to as a “mentee”. In November 2018, Epstein said he was Summers’ “wingman.” The two men often engaged in crude and misogynistic jokes. In one email from October 2017, Summers suggested that women were not as intelligent as men.

“I observed that half the IQ in the world was possessed by women without mentioning that they are more than 51 percent of the population,” Summers wrote.

“I am deeply ashamed of my actions and recognize the pain they have caused. I take full responsibility for my misguided decision to continue communicating with Mr. Epstein,” Summers wrote to The Crimson. “While continuing to fulfill my teaching obligations, I will be stepping back from public commitments as one part of my broader effort.”

Summers will continue to serve as the director of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School, according to his spokesperson. For the fall semester, Summers is teaching five Harvard courses.

In light of his correspondence with Epstein, Summers, a former Harvard University president and Treasury Secretary under the Clinton administration, stepped down from his advisor position with the Yale Budget Lab and his fellowship at the Center for American Progress, a progressive think tank. His future as a paid columnist at Bloomberg News remains uncertain.

Summers was Harvard’s president for five years, resigning from his presidency in 2006 after multiple controversies.

Harvard is now launching a new investigation into Summer’s relationship with Epstein.

“The University is conducting a review of information concerning individuals at Harvard included in the newly released Jeffrey Epstein documents to evaluate what actions may be warranted,” Jason Newton, spokesperson for the University, said in a statement, reported by The Crimson.

Harvard initially reviewed Epstein in 2020 at the request of Harvard’s president at the time. The review found that Epstein, after his 2008 conviction, visited Harvard’s campus over 40 times and was given his own office, as well as having open access to a research center that he helped start. Epstein also gave Harvard around $9 million before his sex crimes conviction, later barred from donating after the conviction.

The university said around $200,000 of the donated money had not been spent, with Harvard promising the money to groups that support victims of sexual violence.

Epstein was reportedly close with math professor Martin Nowak, who was the one to give Epstein his own office and “unlimited” access to the research center. Epstein allegedly would meet with scholars, according to the review.

Summers originally joined the OpenAI board in November 2023.