>> /S /LI Holmes grew up in Houston, Texas and studied chemical engineering at . /S /L >> >> /S /LI 25 0 obj /Pg 249 0 R << endobj << /K 110 0 R /S /P /Parent 5 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /S /LI /Type /MCR /Count 5 /Tabs /S The startup was founded in Feb. 2014, was headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., according to Bloomberg. /P 8 0 R /K 118 0 R endobj 46 0 obj /K 126 0 R /Tabs /S >> << /Lang (EN-US) null null 191 0 R null null null 192 0 R null null] /P 42 0 R /Pg 257 0 R endobj /Pg 240 0 R And although entrepreneurship is very much about turning an imagined future state into reality, the vast and unchecked gap between Theranos vision and the technological incompetence of its operations was breathtaking. endobj << /K 25 Theranos gambit may have extended over time precisely because all four biases played a role in the making of a dream that was never fully tested against the constraints of reality. /Pg 235 0 R /P 8 0 R endobj /S /P /K 215 0 R endobj /Parent 13 0 R /K [8 94 0 R] After all, one of Theranos top achievements was the very idea Holmes herself had developed an idea she never put through the rigor of scientific testing before defining its contours. 295 0 obj endobj /P 55 0 R /P 54 0 R >> << /Pg 240 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 128 0 R << >> /K 41 endobj /K 18 /Contents [493 0 R 494 0 R 495 0 R] The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and . endobj /S /P >> /P 50 0 R /Pg 251 0 R /S /LBody /S /LBody /P 308 0 R << Employees in the top 10 percent can make over $68,000 per year, while employees at the bottom 10 percent earn less than $28,000 per year. 13 [null null 178 0 R null null null 179 0 R null null null >> endobj << << /Lang (EN-US) << /Tabs /S 363 0 obj /K 125 0 R /K 121 0 R /P 48 0 R /Pg 253 0 R All rights reserved. endobj 186 0 obj /Type /Page /S /P >> To conduct any kind of research for any company in any industry. /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 244 0 R >> /P 59 0 R A former Theranos employee who alerted regulators to fraud at the company said he popped a bottle of champagne after a jury returned guilty verdicts against founder Elizabeth Holmes on Jan. 3. /P 33 0 R << /P 307 0 R /K 178 0 R /P 301 0 R endobj /Author () /S /L /K 127 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 51 0 R << /Type /Page << /Lang (EN-US) Elizabeth Holmes dropped out of Stanford in 2003 as a 19-year-old to start Theranos. 107 0 obj /P 286 0 R /P 8 0 R 127 0 obj 84 0 obj endobj /K 12 69 0 obj << 216 0 obj null null 214 0 R null null] << /P 293 0 R << 243 0 obj /K 9 6 0 obj 105 0 R 106 0 R 107 0 R 108 0 R 109 0 R 35 0 R 36 0 R 37 0 R 38 0 R null /S /LBody /Parent 12 0 R >> << The Indictment Alleges That Investors Were Defrauded. /K 14 >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 55 0 R /K 161 0 R >> endobj endobj 4 0 obj /P 8 0 R endobj /K 31 266 0 obj endobj 350 0 obj /P 51 0 R endobj >> << >> << /Type /Page /K 10 /Lang (EN-US) << >> endobj According to a statement from the SEC, "Theranos, Holmes, and Balwani made numerous false and misleading statements in investor presentations, product demonstrations, and media articles by which they deceived investors into believing that its key productcould conduct comprehensive blood tests from finger drops of blood, revolutionizing the . >> << >> /S /P /S /LBody << In reality, Theranos couldn't perform more than 12 tests on its Edison devices, former lab . /P 364 0 R >> 130 0 obj /Pg 246 0 R 218 0 obj Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. /K 14 Both defendants appeared today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen for their initial appearances. Although it is a merger of two major companies in 2015, Kraft Heinz's mission and vision statements retain the critical elements and objectives contained in the mother firms - H.J. endobj endobj null] /Lang (EN-US) /K 25 We all knew it was coming. /StructParents 21 /P 8 0 R >> /S /P >> /Lang (EN-US) 289 0 obj application/pdf /P 318 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj 376 0 obj /K 157 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /RoleMap 7 0 R >> /Pg 258 0 R /Pg 247 0 R such statements undermine confidence . /S /LI Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes was criminally charged in June 2018 with defrauding investors following the collapse of her blood-testing startup. Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, now a mother of two, is asking to delay her 11-year sentence for felony fraud so she can be at home with her two young children while she appeals the conviction. /K 141 0 R /S /LBody 331 0 obj << /K 6 302 0 obj >> >> ", EX-THERANOS CEO ELIZABETH HOLMES PROVIDING OWN DEFENSE IN CIVIL SUIT: REPORT. endobj /S /LI The company spent over $150,000 surveilling her and another whistleblower. 206 0 obj Those biases can be understood as the blindness brought about by what seems preeminently important, the righteousness generated by what sounds inherently right, the operational myopia triggered by what is situated far away from us and the sense of potency derived from endeavoring to create something new. /K 221 0 R 194 0 obj 165 0 obj /K 147 0 R Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts, Inspections, Compliance, Enforcement, and Criminal Investigations, June 15, 2018: Theranos Founder and Former Chief Operating Officer Charged in Alleged Wire Fraud Schemes. /Pg 249 0 R << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << >> /P 289 0 R 356 0 obj /P 8 0 R /P 380 0 R >> 211 0 R null null null 212 0 R null null null 213 0 R null /K 27 /Parent 11 0 R /Pg 239 0 R /Pg 235 0 R In his book Bad Blood, John Carreyrou documented accounts describing Elizabeth Holmes unwillingness to revise the original micro-Lab specs and her reported tendency to shut off whoever tried to provide realistic feedback or solutions to the technical problems Theranos was facing. >> /S /P /S /P /P 3 0 R /P 336 0 R /MCID 2 397 0 obj /K 136 0 R << >> >> endobj /Pg 249 0 R Indication(s) for use: Same as the intended use 3. << Through these advertisements, the defendants explicitly represented to individuals that Theranoss blood tests were cheaper than blood tests from conventional laboratories to induce individuals to purchase Theranoss blood tests. >> /K 22 /Underline /Span In November 2022, Holmes was sentenced to 135 months in prison for defrauding investors in the failed Silicon . /K 175 0 R /S /P << /S /LBody Elizabeth Holmes, the former CEO of Theranos convicted of defrauding investors, is seeking to delay the start of her 11-year prison sentence because she has "two very young children" to be with. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 18 /P 376 0 R But constantly focusing on a desired future state may have the effect of giving extra highlight to the positives of a distant vision at the expense of the operational challenges that are taking place in the here and now. 72 0 obj /K [28 394 0 R] /Length 10 0 R 157 0 obj << << /S /P /Resources 444 0 R << /P 8 0 R >> /S /LI Answer 1. endobj As company founder Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced to over eleven years in prison and TV adaptation The Dropout earns star Amanda Seyfried an Emmy, we reveal everything you need to know about the Theranos controversy. >> << /Lang (EN-US) (Photo by Kristoffer Tripplaar/AP). /Pg 249 0 R /S /L 228 0 obj << /P 8 0 R Bundled together, these biases not only warped Holmes sense of truth, but they likely slanted the perspective of key stakeholders who were attracted to the many promises made by Theranos. endobj /Count 5 366 0 obj 294 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 12 0 R /K [26 397 0 R] /K 22 149 0 R null null null 150 0 R null null null 151 0 R null << /MCID 2 << /Contents [441 0 R 442 0 R 443 0 R] endobj /P 8 0 R The once-lauded businesswoman ultimately stepped down from the company, which announced in Sept. 2018 it would be closing. >> /P 379 0 R endobj endobj /P 48 0 R Read company statement regarding investor . >> /S /LBody /Artifact /P /Count 24 endobj /S /LBody /S /LI Terry Masson (Founder and Chief Executive Officer). Onetime wunderkind Holmes and Balwani, her former partner in business and domestic affairs, stand charged with nine federal counts . 330 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /LI /S /LI /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 254 0 R << /Parent 14 0 R >> << >> 364 0 R 365 0 R 366 0 R 367 0 R] /MCID 2 365 0 obj 380 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) endobj << /S /P The indictment describes a number of schemes that defendants allegedly employed to mislead investors, doctors, and patients. 139 0 obj /StructParents 16 /P 8 0 R 8 0 obj << Follow Mike Snider on Twitter:@mikesnider. /Pg 239 0 R /Resources 468 0 R Claiming and updating your company profile on Zippia is free and easy. /K [22 386 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /P 271 0 R 126 0 obj endobj Subscribe to our channelhttp. /P 48 0 R /K 10 >> /S /LI 223 0 obj /P 8 0 R 257 0 obj /Pg 255 0 R /S /LBody << /P 8 0 R >> /Parent 14 0 R /K [354 0 R 355 0 R 356 0 R 357 0 R 358 0 R 359 0 R 360 0 R 361 0 R 362 0 R 363 0 R /StructParents 5 196 0 obj /K 19 /Pg 238 0 R << << << /K 144 0 R /Pg 250 0 R /Rotate 0 endobj /K 10 Theranos's mission statement is "To facilitate the early detection and prevention of disease and empower people everywhere to live their best possible lives.". /S /LI /K 192 0 R 332 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << /Tabs /S /K 12 endobj << >> >> /Pg 237 0 R endobj /Pg 253 0 R /P 42 0 R /Pg 238 0 R /Pg 258 0 R /K 222 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 304 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj /P 63 0 R /S /LI 314 0 obj /K 28 /Pg 241 0 R >> endobj /K 6 >> /P 313 0 R /K 6 << << 239 0 obj endobj Founded in 2003, Theranos is an established company that loves to hire graduates from Pima Medical Institute, with 15.9% of its employees having attended Pima Medical Institute. >> /P 33 0 R /S /P << The vision was to revolutionize blood testing and place these miniature labs in homes across the world. << endobj /S /P << << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] . endobj /S /LI /Pg 235 0 R endobj /K 10 /S /LI Theranos was a privately held healthcare technology company founded by then 19-year-old Elizabeth Holmes in 2003. /Lang (EN-US) Moreover, Theranos and Holmes made "false and misleading statements" in press accounts to bolster the startup's profile. /P 294 0 R 140 0 obj Early on, experts inside and outside of the company questioned the technology. /Lang (EN-US) /S /LBody >> 252 0 obj << << >> /P 8 0 R /K 18 /Lang (EN-US) Palo Alto, United States August 18, 2016: Elizabeth Holmes accepts The Entrepreneur award at, the 25th Annual Glamour Women of the Year Awards on Nov. 9, 2015, in New York. endobj /Type /Page /Type /MCR >> << endobj /S /LI << /P 8 0 R << >> >> /Pg 251 0 R endobj /S /P 309 0 obj /Pg 247 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 237 0 R /Pg 258 0 R /K 10 40 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 173 0 R The indictment charges each defendant with two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. /S /LI >> << /Rotate 0 /Pg 235 0 R >> >> The mission statement of Theranos is stated as, "To make actionable information accessible to everyone at the time that it matters". 9 [null null 157 0 R null null null 158 0 R null null null /S /P /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) >> 3553. /P 55 0 R Anyone who engages in deceptive practices should know they will not go undetected and will be held accountable. endobj Theranos is a consumer healthcare technology company. Nov 16, 2021, 6:17 PM PST. >> endobj endobj /Strikeout /Span /Resources 440 0 R /K 14 /S /P << endobj endobj << 238 0 obj endobj /P 48 0 R 125 0 obj emblazoned in block capitals in the Theranos lobby, was 'Do or do not. << 95 0 obj << /Kids [245 0 R 246 0 R 247 0 R 248 0 R 249 0 R] /Pg 239 0 R /StructParents 18 Investors who put a total of $632 million into Theranos in its latest funding round from 2014 to 2015 included " Rupert Murdoch and family-controlled Cox Enterprises Inc., -- [Cox family holdings . /P 354 0 R /Tabs /S Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing the imposition of a sentence, 18 U.S.C. << /P 348 0 R 12 0 obj 305 0 obj << /Pg 238 0 R << He . >> % /S /LI /K 22 /Contents [461 0 R 462 0 R 463 0 R] endobj /Lang (EN-US) 38 0 obj /K 183 0 R endobj /Tabs /S 275 0 obj 78 0 obj /P 63 0 R /K 6 << /S /P 22 [70 0 R 71 0 R 72 0 R 73 0 R 74 0 R 75 0 R 76 0 R 77 0 R 78 0 R 79 0 R /P 8 0 R /K 22 /K 18 >> /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Competitors of Theranos include Bloomberg, Morgan Stanley, and National Journal. << /K 6 /Contents [413 0 R 414 0 R 415 0 R] /S /LI >> >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Todays indictment alleges that through their company, Theranos, CEO Elizabeth Holmes and COO Sunny Balwani not only defrauded investors, but also consumers who trusted and relied upon their allegedly-revolutionary blood-testing technology., This indictment alleges a corporate conspiracy to defraud financial investors, said Special Agent in Charge Bennett. Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes arrives at San Jose court over alleged fraud. /K 145 0 R endstream The indictment alleges Holmes and Balwani defrauded doctors and patients by making false claims concerning Theranoss ability to provide accurate, fast, reliable, and cheap blood tests and test results, and through omissions concerning the limits of and problems with Theranoss technologies. 152 0 obj All rights reserved. /P 8 0 R Further, the indictment alleges that based on the defendants misrepresentations and omissions, many hundreds of patients paid, or caused their medical insurance companies to pay, Theranos, or Walgreens acting on behalf of Theranos, for blood tests and test results, sometimes following referrals from their defrauded doctors. 1. Answer (1 of 7): In 2003, Elizabeth Holmes, then a sophomore studying chemical engineering at Stanford, founded a company called Real-Time Cures. /StructParents 7 /Rotate 0 /Type /Page /K 17 endobj << Initially she funded Real-Time Cures with her co. << << /P 353 0 R I write about culture, leadership and ethics in business and work. /K 18 44 0 obj endobj /K 14 /Lang (EN-US) << >> /Pg 238 0 R /P 282 0 R endobj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 240 0 R << << /K 230 0 R << 137 0 obj 1349, and nine counts of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 82 0 obj /Type /MCR >> While we have made attempts to ensure that the information displayed are correct, Zippia is not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of this information. /P 288 0 R This office, along with our other law enforcement partners in the Bay Area, will vigorously investigate and prosecute those who do not play by the rules that make Silicon Valley work. Instead of sticking with them, Holmes and her team could have put an equal amount of energy and ingenuity into developing a safe user-friendly technique to draw the adequate amount of blood necessary. endobj /P 55 0 R /P 296 0 R << << 37 0 obj /K 11 /S /L /P 50 0 R /K 24 /Type /Page << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 235 0 R 122 0 obj endobj /K 143 0 R /S /LI Founded in 2003 by then 19-year-old Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos raised more than US$700 million from venture capitalists and private investors, resulting in a $10 billion valuation at its peak in 2013 and 2014. Cheungs testimony continues today. Holmes said in the recent court filing, she had planned to attend a wedding of close friends in Mexico and theticket was canceled immediately when the governmentraised the issue. /Lang (EN-US) /A 259 0 R /K 24 /Kids [11 0 R 12 0 R 13 0 R 14 0 R] /P 8 0 R /Pg 235 0 R /K 393 0 R /S /LBody Yam said she had never seen the document before, nor did she know where those numbers had come from. endobj Pay at Theranos is significantly lower than some of its highest paying competitors, like. /Type /Page 234 0 obj /K 33 The company grew to become a business worth billions. endobj >> 346 0 obj !xRnE1$g9`8\\5g1^"z+. /Pg 245 0 R /K 227 0 R /P 390 0 R endobj /S /P The parable of Elizabeth Holmes and her company, Theranos, is not an unfamiliar one. /S /LI Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes on her company and the landscape of U.S. diagnostic-lab industry. /Pg 245 0 R /Type /Pages 33 0 obj Washington, DC. >> 29 0 obj 338 0 obj /K 154 0 R /StructParents 0 Adobe PDF Library 15.0; modified using iText 2.1.7 by 1T3XT /K 22 Nov 8, 2017. endobj 246 0 obj >> endobj /K 11 343 0 obj /K 18 null] 197 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] 212 0 obj endobj /Pg 236 0 R << /Pg 245 0 R 300 0 obj Ars may earn compensation on sales from links on this site. endobj /Resources 448 0 R /Pg 235 0 R << /K 45 /Pg 248 0 R Instead, a vision made boundless by its sharp divide from reality and its extraordinarily narrow goals ended up only perpetuating a state of motivated blindness. /Type /MCR 146 0 obj /ParentTreeNextKey 24 /Type /Pages endobj << /K 187 0 R >> /K 185 0 R /K 4 >> /Lang (EN-US) /K 10 /K 26 /Lang (EN-US) 3 0 obj