Gerald Chan

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Is Gerald Chan in the Epstein files?

Yes. Gerald Chan (Billionaire investor and philanthropist; co-founder of Morningside Group; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health benefactor) is named in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein files. DOJ-released Epstein files document that Chan was introduced to Epstein by mathematician Shing-Tung Yau via email in November 2016, in connection with a proposal to establish a Boston-area extension campus of Tsinghua University. Chan and Epstein subsequently arranged and held a lunch meeting at Parsnip restaurant in Harvard Square in December 2016 to discuss the project. Chan is the co-founder of Morningside Group, a private equity and venture capital firm, and donated $350 million to Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health in 2014 — the second-largest gift in Harvard’s history, after which the school was renamed. Harvard expanded its Epstein probe in February 2026 to include the donors and faculty members identified in the newly released DOJ records, including Chan. No wrongdoing is alleged against him.

Being named in the files is not evidence of any crime or wrongdoing. People appear in these documents in many contexts — correspondence, flight logs, contact books, scheduling, photographs, or passing references. See the sources below for the specific, documented context, and the note at the bottom of this page.