Børge Brende

Børge Brende is a Norwegian politician and diplomat, and he was the president and CEO of the World Economic Forum from 2017 to 2026. A member of the Conservative Party, he previously was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2017, Minister of the Environment from 2001 to 2004 and Minister of Trade and Industry from 2004 to 2005. He was also a member of the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag between 1997 and 2009. The Epstein Files revealed that Brende had communicated with and met Jeffrey Epstein numerous times, despite stating he had not done so previously.