A number of luminaries in the science and tech world have been named among the members of Jeffrey Epstein’s sprawling network of elites, includi

Edge Foundation President May Have Been Jeffrey Epstein’s Connection to Intellectual Elite

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2022-09-26 18:30:28

A number of luminaries in the science and tech world have been named among the members of Jeffrey Epstein’s sprawling network of elites, including MIT scientist Marvin Minsky and MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito. Now a client of one of the biggest literary agencies in the field says its founder, John Brockman, may have been the gatekeeper between Epstein and the intelligentsia.

In a recent deep dive for The New Republic, author and Brockman Inc. client Evgeny Morozov traced the connection between Epstein and Brockman, who is also the founder and president of prominent science and tech association the Edge Foundation. Epstein was a regular participant in what Morozov describes as the foundation’s private side, featuring “billionaires’ dinners,” private jets and other exclusive offerings designed to unite the rich and famous with high-profile figures from the intellectual world. As Morozov noted, many of the academics that have been identified as Epstein connections are also Brockman clients.

According to Morozov, a survey of the Edge Foundation’s financial statements suggests that donations from Epstein’s various foundations totaled $638,000 between 2001 and 2015, with Epstein at times functioning as the foundation’s only donor.