Episode 3: Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos Blood Test Scammer)
In 2015, Forbes magazine named Elizabeth Holmes the youngest self-made female billionaire in America. She was the enigmatic founder and majority owner of consumer healthcare technology company Theranos; a company valued at near $10 billion and backed by distinguished figures such as Henry Kissinger. So, how did it come to be that Elizabeth and her company would be worth essentially nothing only 1 year later and facing criminal charges? Find out today on the Controversial Figures Podcast.
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Episode Sources:
- Business Insider https://www.businessinsider.com/theranos-founder-ceo-elizabeth-holmes-life-story-bio-2018-4
- HBO Documentary The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley https://play.hbogo.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GXGWJ8wyZ-K2uAwEAAAAK?camp=Search&play=true
- USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/07/05/theranos-elizabeth-holmes-lawsuits-patients-harm-arizona/742008002/
- Wikipedia Elizabeth Holmes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Holmes
- Wikipedia Theranos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theranos
- Music: The 6 is Silent by Skyjelly
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