Former President Barack Obama is under fire for his decision to speak at an upcoming event in Napa Valley, California.
According toPolitico, the former president will deliver remarks to an audience of CEOs brought together by Declan Kelly, former chairman and chief executive of the consulting firm Teneo, who resigned from that position afterreportedlygetting drunk and groping a number of women at a high-powered charity event in 2021.
“It’s disgusting to have a president who has championed women speak at an event hosted by someone with this type of track record of treating women,” a female former employee said, speaking on condition of anonymity, according to Politico.
Another anonymous former Teneo employee agreed.
“President Obama should not be in the business of rehabbing the reputation and accepting money from someone accused of groping multiple people at a charity event. Some red lines are not meant to be crossed,” the second former employee said, according to Politico.
According to a report at the time from the New York Post’sPage Six, the 2021 charity event was the VIP party that followed the Vax Live concert organized by the organization Global Citizen.
Vax Livebilled itselfas “a global broadcast special celebrating COVID-19 vaccines.” It was chaired by Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, and featured messages from the now-deceased Pope Francis and then-President Joe Biden.
“One source told Page Six that Kelly was extremely drunk and acted inappropriately with as many as six women at the party in front of other guests,” the column reported.
Kelly resigned from Teneo less than two months later, according to aCNBCreport.
“Since the event two months ago Mr. Kelly immediately committed to sobriety, is undertaking ongoing counselling from healthcare professionals, and has temporarily reduced his work responsibilities,” a representative of Kelly toldThe Wall Street Journalat the time.
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