Question
What subjects did Epstein teach at the Dalton School?
Answer
Jeffrey Epstein taught mathematics and physics at the Dalton School, one of New York City’s most prestigious private preparatory schools. He held this teaching position from approximately 1973 to 1976.
Epstein’s ability to obtain this position was notable given that he had never completed a college degree — he attended Cooper Union and New York University but left without graduating. Despite this credential gap, his mathematical aptitude and personal persuasiveness apparently satisfied Dalton’s hiring process in the more flexible academic environment of the early 1970s.
His teaching career at Dalton proved foundational not for the education he provided but for the social connections he formed there. Through a family connected to the school, he was introduced to Bear Stearns, launching his financial career.
Sources
- Biographical accounts in Miami Herald investigative reporting
- New York Magazine profile of Epstein, 2002
- Court filings and background research from the 2019 federal case