On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Erik Moeller erik@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&pag... [2] http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2007/02/ksg-community-pays-tribute-to-...