Former Harvard president and Treasury secretary Larry Summers is stepping back from public engagements after his ties to Jeffrey Epstein were brought into fuller view last week.

Summers, a Harvard professor, said in a statement on Monday that he would continue teaching economics at the university. While he didn’t specify which engagements he would part from, the Yale Budget Lab said he informed them that he would no longer be on its advisory group, The New York Times reported. Summers is also reportedly ending his fellowship at the Center for American Progress, a think tank for left-wing causes, a spokesperson for the organization said.

“I am deeply ashamed of my actions and recognize the pain they have caused,” said Summers, who was also White House National Economic Council Director fo

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