Former Operation Warp Speed Science Chief Slaoui Fired From Board Over Sexual Harassment Claims

Dr. Moncef Slaoui, head of the Operation Warp Speed program, delivers remarks in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington, on Nov. 13, 2020. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

The former science head of Operation Warp Speed, the Trump administration’s effort to accelerate the development of COVID-19 vaccines, was fired from a company board this week over sexual harassment claims.

Moncef Slaoui was terminated as chairman of the Galvani Bioelectronics board of directors, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) said in a statement.