On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Erik Moeller <[email protected]> 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&pagewanted=print
[2] 
http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2007/02/ksg-community-pays-tribute-to-frank-stanton/

-- 
Erik Möller
VP of Engineering and Product Development, Wikimedia Foundation

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