Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation
The Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation was a private foundation based in the Virgin Islands and New York City. It was founded in 2000 by Jeffrey Epstein.
The “VI” stands for Virgin Islands, where the foundation was based and Epstein owned a private island.
History
The foundation was founded in 2000 by Jeffrey Epstein in order to sponsor scientific ventures around the world.1)
In 2003, the foundation pledged $30 million to Harvard University to establish the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics, directed by Martin Nowak. The university received only $6.5 million of this pledge. The foundation also supported NEURO.tv, a video series featuring experts discussing topics related to the brain, and the OpenCog project, an open-source software initiative for artificial intelligence.2)
From 2005-2007, the foundation funded the work of George Church for “cutting edge science & education.”3) 4)
Organization
The foundation's board included Cecile de Jongh, wife of the former governor of the United States Virgin Islands, John de Jongh.
External links
1)
Founder. Jeffrey Epstein vi Foundation. Retrieved April 7, 2014, from https://web.archive.org/web/20140407092735/http://www.jeffreyepsteinscience.com/Founder.html
2)
Recent Projects. Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation. Retrieved February 19, 2022, from https://archive.ph/rnmNu
3)
Begley, S. (2019, August 5). Citing “nerd tunnel vision,” biologist George Church apologizes for contacts with Jeffrey Epstein. STAT. https://archive.ph/PuvW0
4)
Church, G. M. (2017, March 25). Tech transfer. Church Lab. https://archive.ph/XKy12