Komen Founder Nancy Brinker’s Mysterious Expense Report
Controversy
The powerhouse founder of the embattled Susan G. Komen foundation, Nancy Brinker billed her charity for $133,507 in expenses when she had a full-time job elsewhere. In an exclusive report, Abigail Pesta and Aram Roston report on how her lavish spending and controversial leadership style alienated some staffers.
Nancy Brinker, a socialite, powerbroker, and former U.S. ambassador to Hungary, has turned Susan G. Komen for the Cure into a cancer-fighting giant over the past three decades.