Massachusetts Institute of Technology

University where Minsky was professor and which received funding from Epstein through faculty members

Key Relationships

Funded

• Person Leon Black - Leon Black made donations to MIT, with ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Credible Reporting
• Person Bill Gates - Bill Gates made donations to MIT, with ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Credible Reporting
• Organization Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation - The foundation claimed to have donated to MIT Media Lab for a program teaching toddlers to code and for restoration o... Alleged
• Person Jeffrey Epstein - The $100,000 grant to Minsky was the first research funding from Epstein to MIT Official Document

Employed By

• Person Marvin Minsky - Minsky joined the MIT faculty in 1958 and spent the rest of his career at the institution Official Document
• Person Joichi Ito - Joichi Ito worked at MIT as professor of the practice of media arts and sciences and director of the MIT Media Lab un... Credible Reporting
• Person L. Rafael Reif - President Reif assembled the Senior Team at MIT and was involved in discussions about Epstein donations. Official Document
• Person Tenzin Priyadarshi - Served as Buddhist Chaplain at MIT Credible Reporting
• Person Joi Ito - Joi Ito was a professor of the practice of media arts and sciences at MIT until his resignation in 2019 due to his ti... Credible Reporting
• Person Lawrence Henry Summers - Summers attended MIT, graduating in 1975 after switching from physics to economics Credible Reporting
• Person Israel Ruiz - Ruiz was a member of MIT's Senior Team who participated in decisions about accepting Epstein donations. Official Document
• Person Jeff Newton - Newton was an MIT staff member who participated in decisions with Morgan and Ruiz about whether to keep Epstein's don... Official Document
• Person Greg Morgan - Morgan was MIT's Recording Secretary who participated in discussions with Newton and Ruiz about Epstein donations. Official Document

Mentioned In

• Financial Entity Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation - The foundation falsely claimed to fund restoration of five Mark Rothko murals through MIT. Credible Reporting
• Organization Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation - Foundation claimed to fund restoration of five Mark Rothko murals through MIT; spokesperson dismissed claims as incor... Multiple Sources

Represented By

• Organization Goodwin Procter - Goodwin Procter was asked by MIT to investigate Epstein's donations and visits to the campus. Official Document

Connected To

• Organization John S. and James L. Knight Foundation - MIT is connected to Knight Foundation through the Epstein ties that caused the trustee's resignation Credible Reporting

Charged With

• Organization Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation - The foundation claimed to fund restoration of Mark Rothko murals through MIT, a spokesperson dismissed as 'completely... Alleged

Associated With

• Organization Harvard University - Harvard and MIT were both identified in a review as having connections to Jeffrey Epstein, grouping them among Boston... Credible Reporting

Source Documents & Evidence

• 📰https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi2wFBVV95cUxONkg3RmRCWDZVUlhUdnRnX1lZanR...
• 📰https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMid0FVX3lxTE90UWg4TFdNV2ZRSHZjWkw3VEhzeno...
• 📖https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joi_Ito
• 📖https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Summers
• 📰https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/may/27/jeffrey-epstein-netflix-doc...
• 📄https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6616306-MIT-Epstein-Report/
• 📰https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwAFBVV95cUxQMlB4NHV6bWwyT1ZyLWlpb1ZlOTV...
• 📰https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMia0FVX3lxTE9uXzc2RzNFTFIyWXYxbXFJcWhjOHh...
• 📰https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikAFBVV95cUxOZGVhMFFPSDFoNFk4d2w5dFFwcHJ...
• 📰https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiaEFVX3lxTE9seDRCV0tsRzdzZ2FVNFZOd0xSZ0R...