TheJeffrey Epstein VI Foundation was[1] a private foundation established in 2000 by New York convicted sex offender and financier[2]Jeffrey Epstein.[3] Officially registered asJ. Epstein VI Foundation, the "VI" stands forVirgin Islands, where the foundation was based and Epstein owneda private island. The foundation's board included Cecile de Jongh, wife of the former governor of the United States Virgin Islands,John de Jongh.
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In 2003, the foundation pledged $30 million toHarvard University[4] to establish the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics, directed byMartin Nowak, a professor of mathematics and biology.[5] The university received only $6.5 million of this pledge.[6] The foundation also supported NEURO.tv, a video series featuring experts discussing topics related to the brain,[7] and theOpenCog project, an open-source software initiative forArtificial intelligence.[8][9][10]
From 2005 until 2007, the foundation funded the work of geneticistGeorge Church for “cutting edge science & education."[11][12]
Over the years, the foundation convened many of these scientists in conferences to discuss the consensus on fundamental science topics such as gravity, global threats to the Earth and language.[13]
^National Review Online, July 10, 2013, "Evolution at Harvard: How Financier Jeffrey Epstein Changed the Course of Evolutionary Studies at Harvard University"[2]
