David Gergen

Key Findings

• EFTA00526054 (Jan 2013): Nancy Howley (Gergen's assistant) coordinates call with Jeffrey Epstein: 'David would be available later in the day around 5:00 pm.'
• EFTA00432986 (May 2011): Jeffrey Epstein to Nancy Howley: 'No worries about tonight. We can try again tomorrow for sure.' - indicating regular dinner/meeting attempts.
• EFTA00431582 (Jun 2011): Lesley Groff to Jeffrey Epstein: 'David Gergen hopes to call you at 4:00 today.' - regular phone schedule.
• EFTA00301520: Harvard visit Jan 2013, 'TENTATIVE Appt w/David Gergen' alongside meetings with George Church, Marvin Minsky, Howard Gardner, Larry Summers. Gergen requested changing to 5pm slot.
• EFTA00285041: Listed as one of Jeffrey's 'personal friends' on 2015 birthday essay project, asked to write about 'Sharing A Meal in Jeffrey's Dining Room' alongside Leon Black, Woody Allen, Ehud Barak, Chomsky, Joi Ito
• EFTA00332539/EFTA00333263: Gergen's assistant Veronica Martinez emails Lesley Groff trying to recall a dinner at Jeffrey Epstein's home with Sergey Brin and Larry Page 'sometime after 9/11, possibly near the World Economic Forum' - Lesley recalls 'when Sergey and Larry were coming around' and suggests Benoit Mandelbrot and Nathan Myhrvold may also have attended
• EFTA00298515: Invited to private dinner with Ehud Barak (Israeli Defense Minister) at Jeffrey Epstein's home, declined ('very disappointed') alongside invited guests Tom Barrack, Steve Schwarzman, Larry Summers, Charlie Rose, Lloyd Blankfein, Mayor Bloomberg
• EFTA00285156: Sept 2015, 'TBD David Gergen to stop by hopefully for a short time' at Martin Nowak's Institute alongside meeting with Ehud Barak and Noam Chomsky
• Visited Jeffrey Epstein in jail after 2008 conviction, Wexner testified under oath: "David Gergen told me he did. After he did." Gergen explained "Sometimes people that you're acquainted with get into trouble and you should be kind or nice to them" (Wexner deposition transcript) (data/transcripts/wexner-deposition.html)
• Proactively rescheduled Harvard meetings with Jeffrey Epstein, "DAVID IS REQUESTING A 5pm APPT!" after returning from Davos, showing Gergen was the one pursuing contact (EFTA00301520)
• Appears in Jeffrey Epstein's personal Mac laptop sticky note alongside Ghislaine Maxwell: "calls gergen, sarah, brice, faith ghisaline, joe, john luc svet paris photo" - inner circle contact list (EFTA01068342)
• Wexner described Gergen's Jeffrey Epstein relationship with dismay: "university presidents, Gergen, my friend, I mean, it's just crazy. He was beyond perfect or good doing all the shit that he did" (Wexner deposition) (data/transcripts/wexner-deposition.html)
• EFTA02811664 (Apr 2023): Jes Staley sworn interrogatory, lists David Gergen as a client/potential client Jeffrey Epstein referred to JPMorgan (USVI v. JPMorgan)
• EFTA02808649 (Jan 2009): Jeffrey Epstein writes to Staley: "david gergen is coming to see me today.. we should talk before twelve" - brokering introduction between Gergen and JPMorgan's Staley