Former Microsoft Windows Boss Sought Epstein Advice on Career

Former senior Microsoft Corp. executive Steven Sinofsky sought Jeffrey Epstein’s advice as he negotiated the terms of his exit from the company and worked through what to do next, according to documents made public by the Justice Department.

Sinofsky, who is now a board partner with venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, was long one of Microsoft’s most prominent executives. He abruptly left the software maker in late 2012 after the release of Windows 8. The following June, he and Microsoft negotiated a retirement agreement that contained non-compete and non-solicitation clauses, and established the stock grants Sinofsky would be entitled to receive.