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  • Is a Big Problem Brewing for Larry Summers?

    12/21/2009 5:21:41 AM PST · by Need4Truth · 1 replies · 406+ views
    Economic Policy Journal ^ | December, 20, 2009 | Robert Wenzel
    When Larry Summers was president of Harvard, a woman by the name of Iris Mack was fired from Harvard Capital Management. The problem with this? A month before she was fired she sent Summers an email warning him about the quality of the portfolio managers at HMC and also about the dangerous derivatives positions that HMC was taking on that ultimately resulted in huge losses for Harvard. {snip] The story of Summers' mismanagement of Harvard's finances appears to be a story that won't seem to die. Most recently showcased by Bloomberg. Now focus appears to be picking up on Mack,...