Newly released documents related to the investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein mention Tulane University alum and benefactor Jeffrey “Jeff” Altman on two separate occasions.
Altman is the founder and chief portfolio manager of Owl Creek Asset Management, L.P., a New York-based private investment company. The firm’s multibillion-dollar portfolio holds shares in companies such as Anterix Inc., PG&E Corporation and Lyft.
In 2011, Altman donated $8.3 million to Tulane to establish the Jeffrey A. Altman Program in International Studies and Business, a dual degree undergraduate program. He graduated from Tulane in 1988 with a B.S.M. in management.
The earliest mention of Altman in the files dates back to June 2012.
“Jeff Altman is the guy [redacted] flew back with on his plane from Miami after she had spent the weekend with us in pb. The one who was so impressed with her newly acquired skills, he was screaming ;),” a redacted sender said to Epstein in an email.
A source familiar with Owl Creek said that the redacted individual referenced in the email was a 26-year-old woman at the time.
The email references “pb,”or Palm Beach, Florida, where Epstein owned a mansion that served as a central site for sex trafficking underage girls.
Altman’s name appeared in an email for a second time in July 2014.
“The host of the party (Jeff Altman) has a ‘private club’ on his ground floor – a real club in his house!” a redacted sender said to Epstein in an email.
Altman owns Five Palms, a private club located in a multimillion-dollar home in Miami.
The emails were sent to Epstein after his 2008 conviction, in which he pleaded guilty to charges of solicitation of prostitution with a minor. There is no indication in the emails that Altman engaged in illegal activities with Epstein.
“Mr. Altman and Owl Creek personnel did not know Mr. Epstein, did not have any interactions, and did not have any communications or business with him,” a spokesperson for Owl Creek said in an email to The Hullabaloo.
Altman visited campus three weeks ago for the first time in several years to speak to Altman Program students.
The Altman Program at Tulane is a prestigious, rigorous program within the business school, with around an 18% acceptance rate for the cohort of 2025.
“We are aware of the release of new information into the public record related to this matter and are reviewing all information pertinent to the Tulane community,” Tulane spokesperson Michael Strecker said. “Our focus is on supporting and educating students, and we remain committed to our core mission of providing a meaningful educational experience.”