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Jeffrey Epstein Wordpress Lander FREEMAN 11-14-2012 Jeffrey Epstein Epstein has years of experience in the financial field. His career found him working with Bear Steams for a long period of time as an options trader and products division specialist. In addition to a long and storied career in finance, Epstein has also made a name for himself in philanthropy. He is the founder of the Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation and he has supported the endeavors of scientists around the world. The Foundation The Foundation began in 2000 with the mission of supporting science and science education worldwide. Over the course of its history, the Foundation has grown and -is now ablate-provides funding to a variety of areas, including medical research, the arts and education. This diverse philanthropy division of the-the Foundation has provided funding to organizations including: • C.A.H.S. French Club • Stockholm School of Economics • Virgin Island Public TV System • Crohn and Colitis Foundation of America • The Metropolitan Museum of Art Program for Evolutionary Dynamics In 2003, Epstein donated $30 million to Harvard University to start the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics. The Program takes a unique approach to the study of evolution, focusing on rStedies4hreugli the-pregram-exaniiee-mieletiell-from-a-a biochemical and mathematical standpoint. The approach has led to a-new understandings of evolution as well as in the fields of cancer research, medieineT genetics and the origin of life on Earth. human-origias, Scientists Epstein has also supported the work of a number of well known and established scientists, including several Nobel Laureates. He has provided financial support to the renowned theoretical physicist, Stephen Hawking and was the first to invite Hawking under the ocean in a chartered submarine. r fer-example. Other scientists supported by Epstein and the Foundation include: • Kip Thorne • Marvin Minksy • Lee Smolin • Gerald Edelman • Lawrence Krauss EFTA00587235 A Wider Horizon Although the Foundation was started to support scientific endeavors, it has evolved over time. It now provides support to a number of arts organizations as well as educational programs that do not necessarily have a scientific component. One way the Foundation helps the arts is by underwriting the Tribeca Film Festival, which has been held in lower Manhattan al-the-spring-since 2002. A number of arts organizations have received funding in 2012, such as the New York Academy of Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Jeffrey Epstein has taken his a-background in science and finance and turned it into a major granting organization. One common thread through the diverse entities that he finances is an innovative and pragmatic approach to helping those in need and furthering excellence wherever he finds it. -Funding-for- seieftee-is-enteial-feefare-develepaients, Jeffrey Epstein is proud to be able to support such important works. EFTA00587236