To: John Brockman From: Jeffrey Epstein Sent Wed 8/26/2009 4:27:21 PM Subject: Re: Lisa Randall nyu would be much better in my opinion„ she is not a great physisict , she is an attractor „ nyu is dedicated to tomorrows sciences„ the dean is gathering the smartest minds„ if lisa wants to talk Pm more than haapy to speak to her directly. On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 12:24 PM, John Brockman r inagen> wrote: Eastover Farm Nick, Elon, Danny, JE, Larry, Salar, Nathan, Charles, Jeff, Pierre, Sean, Lisa Randall needs advice re a possible move from the Harvard Physics Department to either Caltech or NYU, both of which have extended job offers. She's unhappy at Harvard, where the department seems to be intent on pulling the rug out from under her at every opportunity, and she wants a change. I am writing to all of you because I am out of my depth in advising her on her choices between universities and physics departments, compensation packages, etc. In this regard, it occurred to me that any of you might have good advice and/or connections and that Lisa might benefit by talking to you directly. Some background: I believe NYU has already matched her Harvard salary and just this week, a donor put up $5 million to build up the physics department around her if she comes (i.e. adding two more senior faculty, support services, etc.). She prefers Caltech, both for the department and the ambience of LA. Their offer involves much less teaching but also less money. I have advised her not to take a penny less than she is making now. If there are resources available to allow Caltech to match her deal with NYU, that would require someone who knows the department to check it out (and that's not me). As Lisa's literary agent, as far as getting the attention of the media and readers in general, Harvard is the gold standard, and Caltech is high-value. But NYU is not even on the cultural map. (I have exactly one client there and don't know of anyone to chase). In any