Draft:Gabriel Bankman-Fried
Gabriel Bankman-Fried is an American lobbyist and former Wall Street trader[1] and the former director of the non-profit Guarding Against Pandemics and its associated political action committee.[2][3][4] He is the brother of Sam Bankman-Fried.[5][6][7]
Early life and education[edit]
Bankman-Fried graduated from Brown University in 2017.[5]
Career[edit]
After graduating, he went to work at Jane Street Capital.[5]
In July 2023, allegations emerged that Bankman-Fried and his brother Sam considered purchasing the island of Nauru to use as a bunker in the event of an apocalyptic event, in what has been described as a “misguided and sometimes dystopian” project.[8][9]
References[edit]
- ^ Hart, Angela (April 25, 2022). "Tech titans want the richest Californians to pay for pandemic preparedness". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 12, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ Metzger, Bryan (August 31, 2022). "A crypto-funded super PAC poured more than $24 million into this year's Democratic primaries and became a top outside spender. Now, it's going dark". Business Insider. Archived from the original on November 11, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ Seitz-Wald, Alex (May 19, 2022). "Brothers behind Democrats' 'crypto PAC' say they're actually pandemic-focused". NBC News. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ Hart, Jordan (November 27, 2022). "Inside the $3 million DC townhouse where FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's brother hosted parties for his COVID-19 nonprofit". Business Insider. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ a b c Goldstein, Matthew; Yaffe-Bellany, David; Kelley, Lora (March 24, 2023). "The Younger Brother Caught in the Middle of the FTX Investigation" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Saul, Derek. "FTX Allegedly Wanted To Buy Pacific Island Country To Build Doomsday Bunker For Effective Altruists". Forbes.
- ^ Goswami, Rohan (July 21, 2023). "Sam Bankman-Fried's brother was on memo exchange about a plan to buy Pacific island of Nauru, lawsuit says". CNBC.
- ^ Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly (2023-07-24). "Who Would Have Been Invited into Sam Bankman-Fried's Doomsday Bunker?". Observer. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ Ables, Kelsey (2023-07-26). "The enduring appeal of remote Pacific islands for rich apocalypse preppers". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ Seitz-Wald, Alex (May 18, 2022). "Brothers behind Democrats' 'crypto PAC' say they're actually pandemic-focused". www.nbcnews.com.
- ^ Murphy, Heather Tal (November 7, 2023). "The Other Bankman-Fried" – via slate.com.