Clinton Global Initiative Ends With Some of Shine Worn Off

  • 12th annual event in New York will be last CGI gathering
  • Hillary Clinton’s campaign adds complication to legacy

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When the Clinton Global Initiative opens Monday for its 12th and final annual meeting, it’ll be a little less global, lighter on initiative and absent one Clinton.

The event in New York, for years considered a prime forum for movie stars, captains of industry and global leaders to put their good names to good works, is ending its run with a formidable list of accomplishments but burdened by the political complications of Hillary Clinton’s candidacy for president and the attendant scrutiny of the family’s ties to wealthy interests.