Posted 1/4/2024, 12:13:12 AM
Pritzker Faces Pressure to Resign from Harvard Corporation Leadership Amid Fallout Over President's Hiring and Exit
- Leadership crisis at Harvard after president Claudine Gay's resignation puts pressure on Penny Pritzker, senior Harvard Corporation fellow, to resign as well
- Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman calls for Pritzker's resignation over Gay's hiring and exit
- Pritzker rejects calls to step down, has support from Democratic allies
- Pritzker faces scrutiny from right-wing figures and Congress over Harvard controversies
- As first woman Harvard Corporation leader, Pritzker playing key role in difficult situation involving competing stakeholders