Silicon Valley & Tech Figures Linked to Epstein

Who is in this collection

• Bill Gates · Microsoft Co-founder, Philanthropist

  Microsoft co-founder who met Epstein repeatedly from 2011 to 2014, after Epstein's 2008 conviction, and flew on one Epstein flight in 2013. Calls the relationship a grave error; not accused of wrongdoing by survivors.

• Reid Hoffman · LinkedIn Co-founder, Venture Capitalist

  LinkedIn co-founder who met with Epstein to discuss philanthropy and AI. Reportedly attended dinner at Epstein's NYC mansion in 2015. Later apologized for association, stating he should have done more due diligence.

• MIT Media Lab · Academic Research Lab

  MIT research laboratory that accepted funding from Epstein. Director Joi Ito maintained relationship with Epstein after his 2008 conviction and actively concealed his donations. Ito resigned in September 2019.

• Elon Musk · CEO of Tesla & SpaceX, Entrepreneur

  CEO of Tesla and SpaceX. Photographed with Ghislaine Maxwell at 2014 Vanity Fair party. Stated he was "photobombed" and denied knowing her. No allegations of wrongdoing, but the photo raised questions about social connections in Epstein's…

• Joi Ito · Former MIT Media Lab Director

  Former director of MIT Media Lab who resigned after revelations about accepting donations from Epstein while concealing the source.

• John Brockman · Literary Agent, Edge Foundation Founder

  Literary agent and founder of Edge Foundation. Organized dinners where Epstein met tech billionaires. Admitted to professional relationship with Epstein.

• Sergey Brin · Google Co-founder

  Google co-founder reported to have met Epstein at events. Epstein claimed close relationship, though the extent of their interaction remains unclear. No direct allegations of wrongdoing.

• Carbyne (Company)

  Israeli emergency services technology company backed by Epstein. Ehud Barak was chairman. Company develops 911 technology.

• Marvin Minsky · MIT Professor, AI Pioneer

  AI pioneer and MIT professor (1927-2016). Virginia Giuffre alleged she was directed to have sex with Minsky on Epstein's island. Minsky's widow denied the allegations. Minsky died before the claims became public.

• Jeffrey Epstein · Convicted Sex Offender, Financier

  American financier and convicted sex offender. Founder of J. Epstein & Co. Arrested in July 2019 on federal charges for sex trafficking of minors. Died in custody in August 2019.

• Peter Thiel · PayPal Co-founder, Venture Capitalist

  PayPal co-founder and venture capitalist. Listed in Epstein's contact records released in DOJ document dump.

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