Key Facts

• The Gates Foundation held roughly 30 meetings with Jeffrey Epstein and foundation leaders or staff from 2011 to 2014.
• Foundation employees expressed concerns about associating with Epstein due to his past conviction.
• The foundation hired the law firm WilmerHale to conduct an independent review after documents linking Gates to Epstein became public.
• The review found no proof that the foundation knew about Epstein’s sex trafficking or criminal acts during the meetings.
• There was no evidence Epstein was paid by the Gates Foundation or used its name to support his actions.
• Bill Gates said he met Epstein through trusted contacts and accepted the meetings without sufficient investigation.
• Gates ended his interactions with Epstein in December 2014 and publicly apologized for the association.
• The meetings mainly involved discussions about fundraising ideas and charitable projects like polio eradication.