US House Oversight Committee Issues Subpoena to Gates Foundation Over Epstein-Era Documents
In March 2026, the US House Committee on Oversight and Accountability issued a subpoena to the Gates Foundation demanding internal communications, grant records, and financial documents related to Jeffrey Epstein spanning 2010–2019. The committee gave the Foundation a 30-day compliance deadline. A Gates Foundation spokesperson said the organization was 'reviewing the request and committed to cooperating fully with legitimate oversight.' The subpoena focused specifically on whether Foundation grant decisions were influenced by Epstein and whether donor privacy obligations had been used to shield Epstein's involvement.
Source: https://oversight.house.gov/release/oversight-committee-subpoenas-gates-foundation-epstein-records/
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April 2026
Gates Foundation Announces External Governance Review and 20% Staff Reduction Amid Epstein Fallout
In April 2026, the Gates Foundation announced an independent external governance review led by former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and two former US federal judges, tasked with examining Foundation oversight structures, donor transparency, and executive conduct policies. The Foundation simultaneously announced a 20% reduction in its global workforce — approximately 500 positions — citing the need to streamline operations. Foundation CEO Mark Suzman described the reductions as part of a 'strategic reset' unrelated to the Epstein scrutiny; critics and former staff disputed that characterization.
March 2026
Fortune Investigation Links Gates Associates Melanie Walker and Steven Sinofsky to Ongoing Epstein Contact
A March 2026 Fortune investigation reported that Melanie Walker — a Gates Foundation neuroscience programme officer and personal physician to Gates — and Steven Sinofsky, a former Microsoft executive and close Gates associate, had maintained contact with Jeffrey Epstein beyond the period Gates claimed the relationship had ended. Walker, who had met Epstein as a student in 1992 and remained close to him, attended Epstein events through at least 2017; Sinofsky had exchanged emails with Epstein as late as 2018. The story added to scrutiny of the breadth of Gates's social circle's ties to Epstein.
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