Gerald Jay Sussman
MIT computer science professor; co-inventor of the Scheme programming language; Turing Award winner (2017)
Gerald Jay Sussman — MIT computer science professor; co-inventor of the Scheme programming language; Turing Award winner (2017) — is named in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein files. Listed by name in a 2009 document from the released files in which Epstein tasked an organiser with compiling "smart, out of the box types" for a gathering; attended the January 2011 Mindshift Conference hosted by Epstein on Little Saint James island, held after Epstein's 2008 conviction. He has confirmed his attendance, stating: "I got invited, I said, 'Gee that's interesting, I know nothing about Mr. Epstein or anything else. But if a rich man wants to talk about science, why not just get on a plane and go?'" No wrongdoing is alleged against him. This profile is auto-generated from public reporting and is pending editorial review; inclusion does not imply guilt or wrongdoing.
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Is Gerald Jay Sussman in the Epstein files?
Yes. Gerald Jay Sussman (MIT computer science professor; co-inventor of the Scheme programming language; Turing Award winner (2017)) is named in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein files. Listed by name in a 2009 document from the released files in which Epstein tasked an organiser with compiling “smart, out of the box types” for a gathering; attended the January 2011 Mindshift Conference hosted by Epstein on Little Saint James island, held after Epstein’s 2008 conviction. He has confirmed his attendance, stating: “I got invited, I said, ‘Gee that’s interesting, I know nothing about Mr. Epstein or anything else. But if a rich man wants to talk about science, why not just get on a plane and go?’” No wrongdoing is alleged against him.
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