![]() But not through Epstein, at least according to a source with knowledge. Her relationship with Epstein seemed only professional to this observer.Īround the same time, she and Prince Andrew became close friends. This person recalls meeting her at a dinner at Epstein’s house in New York. But, this person says, she didn’t live there.Īccording to a source with knowledge, in 1998, while she was pursuing a post-doctoral study at Cal Tech, Epstein hired her as his “Science Advisor.” She would later tell people who then spoke to me, that she felt a deep gratitude toward Epstein, both for his advice and for the job.Ī source who was friendly with Epstein then recalls her role as providing Epstein with introductions to interesting faculty members at Cal Tech and elsewhere - people whose work he might be interested in funding. This was a place she could use for occasional meetings in New York, according to the person familiar with her. (Trump was then the Plaza’s owner.) Trump also introduced himself to Walker.Įpstein then became a mentor to Walker. Walker told the Times that Epstein offered her a modeling opportunity - but the person familiar says Epstein told her not to go into modeling, and he encouraged her to finish medical school, which she did.įrom 1992 to 2000, the time period when she went to medical school in Texas, records show that she listed an address in a New York apartment building that Epstein owned. Having finished her undergraduate studies at the University of Texas, she was on a sightseeing trip to New York in 1992. She was having tea in the main dining room of the Plaza Hotel when Jeffrey Epstein approached, because, says a source with knowledge, he thought she was attractive. With him was Donald Trump, who was busy shaking hands with people in the room. She found herself in such echelons in an intriguing way: Walker came from a working class family in Texas as she reached adulthood, she was beautiful and bright. What that means is the Foundation paid her salary - even though she was working for the World Bank. Walker is a neuroscientist and neurosurgeon who became a top adviser to Gates at his Foundation and after that, became a senior adviser at the World Bank. The Gates Foundation placed her at the international financial institution in a somewhat-common arrangement called a secondment. In Bill Gates’ case, one conduit to him was a protégé of Epstein’s: Her name is Melanie S. So, here’s what I know from my reporting that takes this story further. ![]() Turned out that was a bad judgment, that was a mirage.” He also admitted, “I gave him some benefit by the association.” In 2019, Gates was quoted as saying, at the New York Times DealBook conference , “I made a mistake in judgment in that I thought those discussions would lead literally to billions of dollars going to global health. When asked about how they met, a spokesperson for the Gates Foundation told me that many people encouraged Gates to meet with Epstein, suggesting that Epstein would help bring funds into the software entrepreneur’s famed philanthropic organization. The media is rife with speculation that one cause of Gates’ recent divorce from his wife Melinda was his relationship with Epstein. It’s been widely reported that Gates had flown on Epstein’s plane at least once, and visited his home multiple times - but the depth of their relationship is not fully known, and more details are emerging. ![]() As the world now knows, one of the more surprising names to have popped up around Jeffrey Epstein is Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. ![]()
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