Epstein Secrets

ed Mr. Dershowitz to meet Leslie Wexner, whom Mr. Epstein described as his mentor. Mr. Epstein and Mr. Dershowitz took Mr. Epstein's private jet to New Albany, Ohio, where Mr. Wexner had an estate, to attend a party for Mr. Wexner's fifty-ninth birthday. Mr. Dershowitz later said that he was Mr. Epstein's

nd stayed at his mansion. In 2003, Mr. Epstein pledged thirty million dollars to Harvard to create the Epstein Program for Mathematical Biology and Evolutionary Dynamics. To lead it, he recruited Martin Nowak, a biologist from Princeton University. Mr. Dershowitz became a Faculty Affiliate of the program. 17. In Jan

ed Mr. Dershowitz to meet Leslie Wexner, whom Mr. Epstein described as his mentor. Mr. Epstein and Mr. Dershowitz took Mr. Epstein's private jet to New Albany, Ohio, where Mr. Wexner had an estate, to attend a party for Mr. Wexner's fifty-ninth birthday. Mr. Dershowitz later said that he was Mr. Epstein's

nd stayed at his mansion. In 2003, Mr. Epstein pledged thirty million dollars to Harvard to create the Epstein Program for Mathematical Biology and Evolutionary Dynamics. To lead it, he recruited Martin Nowak, a biologist from Princeton University. Mr. Dershowitz became a Faculty Affiliate of the program. 17. In Jan

Ohio. Real Estate Development In the early 1990's, Mr. Wexner and Mr. Epstein collaborated on a large scale suburban development community called New Albany, located just outside Columbus Ohio. The New Albany project ambitiously developed beautifully designed Georgian style brick manor homes, together w

fered invaluable opportunities to many upcoming scientists. One of Epstein's best-known contributions to science is his support of the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics, at Harvard University. This cutting-edge program studies human evolution on a purely mathematical and biochemical level. Founded in 2003, the progr

. Epstein runs a lean operation, and those close to him say that his actual staff— based here in Manhattan at the Villard House (home to Le Cirque); New Albany, Ohio; and St. Thomas, where he reincorporated his company seven years ago (now called Financial Trust Co.) — numbers around 150 and is purely admin

entists whose research he often funds. "Just like other people collect art, he collects scientists," said Martin Nowak, who directs the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics at Harvard University and was reportedly the recipient of a $30 million research donation from Epstein. Epstein is said to have befriended former H