Andrew Farkas

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

Andrew Farkas, chair of the Harvard-affiliated Hasty Pudding Institute and Harvard graduate, is subject to Harvard's widened internal investigation into Epstein-linked donors and associates following the DOJ's release of millions of Epstein documents in early 2026. DOJ records reveal Farkas exchanged nearly 2,000 emails with Epstein — in which he called Epstein 'one of the blessings' in his life — was named as an alternate executor of Epstein's 2012 will, and co-owned a marina with Epstein in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Epstein donated at least $375,000 to the Hasty Pudding Institute under Farkas's chairmanship, qualifying as a top-tier 'Guardian of the Sphinx' donor. Emails between Farkas and Epstein reportedly referred to women as 'gifts' on more than one occasion. Harvard confirmed its ongoing review of Epstein ties now encompasses donors named in the DOJ files, placing Farkas squarely within its investigative scope. Hasty Pudding undergraduates have petitioned for Farkas's resignation, and alumni are pushing to rename Farkas Hall in Harvard Square. Farkas has not been accused of any crime or charged with wrongdoing; he insists the relationship was 'professional, not personal.'