Thursday 19 November 2015

Reviews Reveal Divisions Within the Clinton Health Initiative, Starting at the Top

Inside the sprawling philanthropy founded by former President Bill Clinton, its health initiative, run by a longtime friend and policy adviser to the Clintons, holds a vaunted place, with the largest budget of any program in the foundation and a distinguished record of fighting diseases like AIDS and tuberculosis in underdeveloped countries.

Its chief executive, Ira C. Magaziner, who is admired as a brilliant, farsighted leader, has long alienated co-workers at the Clinton Foundation. But a harsh new set of complaints about Mr. Magaziner were captured this year in a performance review, with most of the grievances coming from the board of the Clinton Health Access Initiative, or CHAI, of which Chelsea Clinton is a member.

The review said Mr. Magaziner had shown “disdain” for the health initiative’s board, exhibited “duplicitousness with management” and displayed a “lack of transparency” and “dismissive behavior” toward Clinton family members. For the full article click here 



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