{
  "name": "John G. Sperling",
  "slug": "john-sperling",
  "category": "Tech",
  "search_patterns": [
    "\\bSperling\\b"
  ],
  "search_exclude": [
    "\\bGene Sperling\\b",
    "\\bGeorge Sperling\\b",
    "\\bDale Sperling\\b",
    "\\bSperling & Slater\\b",
    "\\bSperling et al\\b"
  ],
  "gender": "male",
  "nationality": [
    "USA"
  ],
  "deceased": true,
  "summary": "Billionaire transhumanist, founder of University of Phoenix. Funded Genetic Savings & Clone (first commercial pet cloning company). Epstein's AmEx Gold Card shows a January 2005 charge to savingsandclone.com (EFTA01704991). Sperling invested heavily in longevity research and cloning technology. Died August 2014.",
  "key_findings": [
    "EFTA01704991: Epstein's AmEx Gold Card statement shows January 7, 2005 charge to 'SAVINGSANDCLONE COM' (Genetic Savings & Clone) — Sperling's pet cloning company",
    "Sperling funded Lou Hawthorne's Genetic Savings & Clone, which cloned the world's first cat in 2001",
    "Connects Epstein's interest in cloning technology (2005) to later designer baby proposal (Bryan Bishop, 2018) and sperm banking (2016)"
  ],
  "connections": [
    {
      "name": "Jeffrey Epstein",
      "strength": 6
    }
  ],
  "documents": {
    "EFTA01359017": {
      "url": "https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01359017.pdf",
      "dataset": "10",
      "snippet": "... Inc. Et Al 3:18cv1544 DEFENDANT: The Vistria Group, LLC; The University of Phoenix, Inc.; Peter V. Sperling; Peter Cohen; Gregory W. Cappelli; AP VIII Queso Holdings; Apollo Management, L.P.; Apollo Global M..."
    },
    "EFTA01365837": {
      "url": "https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01365837.pdf",
      "dataset": "10",
      "snippet": "...HL VI Funds are made by the management committee of TILL Holdco. LLC. Anthony). DiNovi and Scott M. Sperling are the individuals who arc members of the management committee of THI, flokleo. LLC, and as such a..."
    },
    "EFTA01409918": {
      "url": "https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01409918.pdf",
      "dataset": "10",
      "snippet": "...HL VI Funds are made by the management committee of THL Holdco, LLC. Anthony J. DiNovi and Scott M. Sperling are the individuals who are members of the management committee of THL Holdco, LLC, and as such are..."
    },
    "EFTA01460826": {
      "url": "https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01460826.pdf",
      "dataset": "10",
      "snippet": "...red Products                Equities                       AWM         Chris Loudon            Jeff Sperling Orie Paul Rates Trading                                                     AWM         Buddy Kenne..."
    },
    "EFTA01460835": {
      "url": "https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01460835.pdf",
      "dataset": "10",
      "snippet": "...red Products                Equities                       AWM         Chris Loudon            Jeff Sperling Orie Paul Rates Trading                                                     AWM         Buddy Kenne..."
    },
    "EFTA01758172": {
      "url": "https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01758172.pdf",
      "dataset": "10",
      "snippet": "...effrey (jeevacation@gmail.com) Cc:                                 Ens, Amanda; Dubov, Anastasia X; Sperling, Lee A Subject:                            11:30AM BWIC - PRIME HY RMBS #9 - $5.704mm of MASTR 03-8..."
    },
    "EFTA01929481": {
      "url": "https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01929481.pdf",
      "dataset": "10",
      "snippet": "...ed Battle Hymns with a 16-voice chorus accompanied by a drummer. The piece will be conducted by Ted Sperling, a Tony award-winning conductor who is currently the Artistic Director of the Collegiate Chorale. 1..."
    },
    "EFTA01976638": {
      "url": "https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01976638.pdf",
      "dataset": "10",
      "snippet": "...I mentioned: I was just in Washington DC seeing the President and a lot of the Executive team (Lew, Sperling, Donilon, Holdren) as well as a bunch of Senators. A number of people mentioned how they thought Ji..."
    },
    "EFTA02015810": {
      "url": "https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA02015810.pdf",
      "dataset": "10",
      "snippet": "...ed to non-technical users? Andrew Hessel Following 5 topics: Lady Gaga, 23andMe, Bill Gates... Liza Sperling Answered Does anyone still use FriendFeed? Why? Thealzel Lee Answered How do I convince my girlfrie..."
    },
    "EFTA02720608": {
      "url": "https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2011/EFTA02720608.pdf",
      "dataset": "11",
      "snippet": "...involved in the 1997 deal now work for Obama, including Jacob Lew, Obama's chief of staff, and Gene Sperling, the head of the National Economic Council. \"You have a dynamic that is similar to the nineteen-nin..."
    },
    "EFTA00646383": {
      "url": "https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00646383.pdf",
      "dataset": "9",
      "snippet": "...I mentioned: I was just in Washington DC seeing the President and a lot of the Executive team (Lew, Sperling, Donilon, Holdren) as well as a bunch of Senators. A number of people mentioned how they thought Ji..."
    },
    "EFTA00876290": {
      "url": "https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00876290.pdf",
      "dataset": "9",
      "snippet": "...I mentioned: I was just in Washington DC seeing the President and a lot of the Executive team (Lew, Sperling, Donilon, Holdren) as well as a bunch of Senators. A number of people mentioned how they thought Ji..."
    },
    "EFTA00937136": {
      "url": "https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00937136.pdf",
      "dataset": "9",
      "snippet": "...involved in the 1997 deal now work for Obama, including Jacob Lew, Obama's chief of staff, and Gene Sperling, the head of the National Economic Council. \"You have a dynamic that is similar to the nineteen-nin..."
    },
    "EFTA01122490": {
      "url": "https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA01122490.pdf",
      "dataset": "9",
      "snippet": "...ld be allowed to testify. 401 So. 2d at 1313-14 (footnotes omitted). In Metropolitan Dade County v. Sperling, 599 So. 2d 209, 210-11 (Fla. 3d DCA 1992), the appellate court cited Binger in affirming the exclu..."
    },
    "EFTA02776856": {
      "url": "https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/Court%20Records/Epstein%20v.%20Rothstein%2C%20No.%2050-2009-CA-040800-XXXX-MB%20%28Fla.%2015th%20Cir.%20Ct.%202009%29/EFTA02776856.pdf",
      "dataset": "court"
    },
    "EFTA02835304": {
      "url": "https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2012/EFTA02835304.pdf",
      "dataset": "12"
    }
  },
  "doc_count": 16,
  "summary_updated": "2026-04-14T20:18:29.549181"
}