Billionaire Glenn Dubin steps down from Mount Sinai board amid Epstein scrutiny
Dubin and his wife, both with prior ties to Jeffrey Epstein, departed from the hospital's boards earlier this year as Mount Sinai reviewed its relationship with the deceased financier.
What happened
Glenn Dubin, a hedge fund billionaire and founder of Highbridge Capital Management, stepped down from Mount Sinai hospital's board of trustees in spring 2026, where he had served as vice-chair since 2007. His wife, Dr. Eva Andersson-Dubin, also departed from Mount Sinai's Icahn School of Medicine board at the same time. Mount Sinai stated the Dubins' terms ended and they "did not seek re-election," but did not clarify whether their departure was connected to the hospital's review of its ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Dubin had financial connections to Epstein, referred to him as a friend, and received a $10 million investment from Epstein in his hedge fund; Eva Andersson-Dubin had previously dated Epstein before her marriage. The departures occurred as congressional pressure mounted: last month, Rep. Thomas Massie named Dubin as one of 14 alleged "Epstein co-conspirators" warranting investigation.
Context
Mount Sinai had formed a committee to review its longstanding ties to Epstein following the Department of Justice's release of Epstein files, which documented the deceased sex trafficker's prominent position at the institution. The files revealed that Epstein donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Mount Sinai and its medical school after his 2008 conviction, receiving "VIP" status in return, and that according to a New York Times report, a Mount Sinai surgeon operated on a young woman inside Epstein's Manhattan townhouse in 2012. The Dubins' statement claims they would have severed ties "long ago" had they known of Epstein's conduct and believed he had "rehabilitated himself" after 2008. According to a 2019 New York Times report, Epstein had invested $10 million in Dubin's hedge fund and the two men continued to socialize in Palm Beach. Other Wall Street figures connected to Epstein have also faced scrutiny: Leon Black, another Epstein-linked billionaire who served on Mount Sinai's board, was held in contempt by Congress last month for refusing to comply with subpoenas, and attorney Brad Karp, who remains on Mount Sinai's board, resigned from his law firm chairmanship after emails revealed extensive communications with Epstein.
What's disputed
Mount Sinai did not respond to whether its Epstein review findings prompted the Dubins' departure, and the Dubins' spokesperson did not comment on the circumstances of their exit. The characterization of whether the Dubins were knowingly complicit in Epstein's conduct is contested: their spokesperson claims ignorance of his crimes, while Congressman Massie publicly named Dubin as a co-conspirator warranting prosecution.