Former Director, MIT Media Lab
Joi Ito served as Director of the MIT Media Lab from 2011 to 2019. He appears in Epstein's archive in the Zimbabwe currency thread. On June 12, 2015, Epstein forwarded him a Guardian article about Zimbabwe's demonetization and proposed using the country as a test case for a new currency and economic system, describing Zimbabwe as "a great petrie dish." Ito responded "Ha! Amazing" and then asked "You mean Mugabe? Are you buddies?" Epstein replied that he was not but "can easily get his attention." No follow-through appears in the archive. In September 2019, the New Yorker reported that Ito had accepted donations from Epstein for the Media Lab after Epstein's 2008 sex offender conviction, and had disguised the source. Ito resigned as Media Lab director the same day the story published.
| Date | Sender | Subject | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 2010 | Matthew Harriton | Re: please respond | LibyaAlgeria |
| 9 Nov 2010 | Unknown | Re: Russian visa Cairo party on nov 11 | Egypt |
| 10 Jul 2013 | Joi Ito | Fwd: [IP] How cryptography is a key weapon in the fight against empire states | Kenya |
| 10 Jul 2013 | Jeffrey Epstein | Re: [IP] How cryptography is a key weapon in the fight against empire states | Kenya |
| 10 Jul 2013 | Jeffrey Epstein | Re: [IP] How cryptography is a key weapon in the fight against empire states | Kenya |
| 10 Jul 2013 | Jeffrey Epstein | Re: [IP] How cryptography is a key weapon in the fight against empire states | Kenya |
| 13 Jul 2013 | Melissa Covelli West | Thank you and next steps | — |
| 13 Jul 2013 | Melissa Covelli West | Thank you and next steps | NigeriaSomalia |
| 13 Jul 2013 | Melissa Covelli West | Thank you and next steps | NigeriaSomalia |
| 5 Aug 2013 | Andrea Pfanzelter | Re: Thank you and next steps | — |
| 5 Aug 2013 | Amy Carter | RE: Thank you and next steps | — |
| 7 Aug 2013 | Amy Carter | RE: Thank you and next steps | — |
| 13 Aug 2013 | Jeffrey Epstein | Re: corporate perfume | Egypt |
| 14 Aug 2013 | Joi Ito | Re: corporate perfume | Egypt |
| 22 Aug 2013 | Amy Carter | September 11th Meeting Agenda | Africa |
| 19 Feb 2014 | [email protected] | (no subject) | Africa |
| 19 Feb 2014 | [email protected] | (no subject) | Africa |
| 19 Feb 2014 | [email protected] | (no subject) | Africa |
| 19 Feb 2014 | [email protected] | (no subject) | Africa |
| 30 Sept 2014 | jeffrey E. | nan | — |
| 12 Jun 2015 | jeffrey E. | fertile land for exploration | Zimbabwe |
| 12 Jun 2015 | Joi Ito | (no subject) | Zimbabwe |
| 12 Jun 2015 | Joi Ito | Re: fertile land for exploration | Zimbabwe |
| 12 Jun 2015 | jeffrey E. | (no subject) | Zimbabwe |
| 12 Jun 2015 | jeffrey E. | (no subject) | Zimbabwe |
Joi Ito does not appear as a sender or recipient in these emails. They are referenced in the body text.
| Date | Sender | Subject | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2013 | Mark Tollison | Re: Latest JE Schedule | Morocco |
| 12 Oct 2013 | [Redacted] | Oct. 2013 | Morocco |
| 2 Jun 2015 | (Redacted) | Schedule June 1-7, 2015 | Morocco |
| 24 Sept 2015 | Lesley Groff | Simon Ghraichy | Morocco |
| 24 Sept 2015 | [Redacted] | Simon Ghraichy | Morocco |
| 24 Sept 2015 | Lesley Groff | Simon Ghraichy | Morocco |