The Human Ecology Fund was the front organization for CIA-funded research into interrogation, coercion, and brainwashing.
It funneled grant money to behavioral scientists and psychiatrists to benefit CIA programs such as MKULTRA.
[2] Other board members included Adolf Berle, JD of Columbia University, Dr. Joseph Hinsey of NY Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, Dr. Carl Rogers of University of Wisconsin, and Dr. John Whitehorn of Johns Hopkins.
[3] Grant monies were disbursed to various academic institutions, including Cornell and Columbia University.
[6] During MKULTRA's existence 44 U.S. and Canadian universities received CIA funding, with the full list still classified.