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Reports Reveal: SBF’s Psychiatrist Played Coach to FTX Employees

Published 06/02/2023, 18:01
Updated 06/02/2023, 18:15
Reports Reveal: SBF’s Psychiatrist Played Coach to FTX Employees

  • Psychiatrist Dr. George Lerner was hired as in-house coach for the defunct FTX exchange.
  • Lerner was SBF’s personal confidante and treated him for ADHD and depression.
  • Communication between Lerner and SBF is looked into for more clues regarding the fall of FTX.

Latest reports reveal that Sam Bankman-Fried’s (SBF) psychiatrist was hired as an in-house coach for the Bahamas-based company and witnessed its downfall.

Dr. George Lerner, SBF’s personal psychiatrist was hired into FTX exchange early last year to tend to stressed-out employees. Lerner was treating SBF for ADHD and depression in his private practice before joining FTX. In fact, this is what led to Lerner joining FTX at the time of distress.

Complete with a major in psychiatry from the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Dr. Lerner was not hired into the team as a medical help but to serve the role of a coach who would offer advice and counseling.

The psychiatrist had urged the employees to come to him with any workplace related issues. After moving to the Bahamas on accepting the job offer, he said he worked for 32 hours a week and saw about 100 of the 300 employees from the company for…

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