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Prominent Neurosurgeon Had Ties to Bill Gates and Jeffrey Epstein

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Prominent Neurosurgeon Had Ties to Bill Gates and Jeffrey Epstein

  • Dr. Melanie Walker, a neurosurgeon, was linked to Jeffrey Epstein through 31 documents, 3 flights, and 9 connections in his case files.
  • Walker served as a science advisor to Jeffrey Epstein by 1998 and later held roles at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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Dr. Melanie Walker, an American neurosurgeon and neuroscientist, maintained connections with both Bill Gates and Jeffrey Epstein over several years. Walker met Epstein around 1992 in New York, and by 1998, he had hired her as his “Science Advisor” while she was conducting postdoctoral work at Caltech. Her lawyer has indicated that she was in a “coercive relationship” with Epstein. Records show Walker appears in 31 documents, 3 flights, and 9 connections within Epstein’s case files, and they exchanged 532 iMessages, with the last communication occurring on February 13, 2019.

In addition to her association with Epstein, Walker held significant roles related to Bill Gates. She worked at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as a Senior Program Officer and Deputy Director for Special Initiatives. She also served as a neurotechnology and brain science adviser to Bill Gates at bgC3, which is now Gates Ventures. Walker played a role in connecting Epstein and Gates, introducing Epstein to Boris Nikolic, who was Gates’s science advisor, which facilitated their initial meeting in 2010 or 2011. Emails from January 2017 show Walker informing Epstein that Gates wished to speak with him but was prevented by his wife. By the summer of