On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Erik Moeller <erik(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
* The Stanton Foundation does not have a financial
interest in these
topics. With that said, Liz Allison, who heads the Stanton Foundation,
and Graham Allison, who heads the Belfer Center, are wife and husband,
and the Stanton Foundation funds other programs related to
international security.
A little bit more detail: As per [1], the Allisons helped care for Dr.
Stanton before his death in 2006. Frank Stanton was a member of the
Harvard board and a long-time Harvard supporter. [1] [2] The Stanton
Foundation was set up in Frank Stanton's name after his death and is a
private foundation. We don't have reason to assume that there's
anything untoward about the relationship between the Stanton
Foundation and Graham Allison / the Belfer Center, and our assessment
focuses solely on WMF's mistakes in taking on this project.
Erik
[1]
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/26/business/media/26stanton.html?_r=0&pa…
[2]
http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2007/02/ksg-community-pays-tribute-to…
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Erik Möller
VP of Engineering and Product Development, Wikimedia Foundation