- Vice reported that Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX had a “company therapist” who assisted staff in dating.
- George Lerner, a psychiatrist, stated that he was concerned staff would leave due to a lack in dating options.
- Lerner indicated that he would seek out “dating opportunities” for staff in order to improve their lives here.
Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX hired a “company therapist”, who would search for “dating options” for employees at the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency trading platform FTX. Vice reported.
George Lerner, a psychiatrist who worked as an “in-resident coach” for FTX in the Bahamas — where the company’s headquarters are located — would often help staff with their dating lives, he told Vice over email.
Vice reported that Lerner was concerned that staff in their 20s would “leave the organization due to a lack romantic relationships available.” He added that some staff were “within” the company and that was “not great idea.”
Lerner explained that life in the Bahamas meant limited social and entertainment options for young FTX staff. In a message to Margaux Avedisian, Vice, Lerner stated that he was always looking for FTX dating options.
Avedisian claimed that Lerner was “trying” to find women for FTX workers so they could improve their lives in Bahamas.
Vice asked Lerner to respond to Avedisian’s comments: “Dating options. Not women. Both male and female employees were employed.”
Insider reached Lerner and FTX but did not receive a response immediately.
In a Profile deletedBankman-Fried was funded by Sequoia Capital. Lerner was described as the “company therapist”, whose services were accessible to nearly everyone at FTX.
Vice spoke to Lerner and explained that he was paid 32 hours a week to be FTX’s coach. He worked with approximately 100 employees. He assisted employees in making career decisions and navigating office drama. He also maintained a private practice for at least 20 FTX employees, which he spent 12 hours on.
Vice heard Lerner tell Vice that the collapse in FTX was “devastating” but that he felt for employees who were like a “family”.
Lerner, who had a working email address from a company after the bankruptcy, was still unsure if he could get a job with FTX. New York Times.
94% of Bankman-Fried’s $16 billion fortune was lost by Bankman-FriedIn the last week, both his trading firms Alameda Research (trading firm) and FTX (financial transaction company) went bankrupt.
He owned both the companies in the Bahamas and lived in a penthouse with nine members of his inner circle at FTX. According to Coindesk. Coindesk reported that the 10-member group was often romantically related, stating that all 10 were at one time romantically linked.
