Bill Ackman: It’s time for a change in leadership and the board at Harvard
- Billionaire investor and Harvard alumnus Bill Ackman criticized Harvard University on May 4, 2025, calling for changes in its leadership and board over free speech and management issues.
- Ackman based his call on Harvard's alleged failure to uphold free speech, ideological diversity, and financial transparency, noting a politicized environment and concerns about its nonprofit status.
- He highlighted that Harvard's $53 billion endowment faces $8 billion in debt, while an internal culture of fear and mismanagement, especially at Harvard University Press, has caused staff departures.
- Ackman stated, “Free speech is not happening at Harvard,” and called the university a “political advocacy organization,” urging leadership change and criticizing the university’s lawsuit against the Trump administration.
- His critique aligns with Trump’s move to freeze $2.2 billion in federal grants and threaten revoking Harvard’s tax-exempt status, underscoring possible long-term impacts on the university’s governance and funding.
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