Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has cultivated close ties with the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), having his charitable foundation pay for the salaries of two employees and maintaining a relationship with President Biden’s top science adviser — who stepped down last month after an investigation into claims he bullied and demeaned his staff, according to a new report.Schmidt, who is estimated to be worth $23 billion, has had an outsize influence on OSTP since Biden took office, Politico reported Monday. According to the outlet, more than a dozen officials in the 140-person office are or have been associates of his — including some current or former employees.Through his foundation, Schmidt Futures, Schmidt has indirectly paid the salaries of two OSTP employees, including chief of staff Marc Aidinoff for six weeks, the report said.
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