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Elizabeth Holmes

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Elizabeth Anne Holmes (born February 3, 1984) is an American businesswoman who founded and was the CEO of Theranos, a now-defunct health technology company. Holmes founded Theranos in 2003, however by 2015 it began unravelling as journalists claimed she was deceiving investors. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2018 charged Theranos, Holmes, and former Theranos Chief Operating Officer (COO) Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani with raising $700 million from investors through a fraud involving false or exaggerated claims about the accuracy of the company's blood-testing technology. Holmes settled the charges by paying a $500,000 no admit no deny (NAND) fine, returning 18.9 million shares to the company, relinquishing her voting control of Theranos, and accepting a ten-year ban from serving as an officer or director of a public company. A federal grand jury indicted Holmes and Balwani on fraud charges in June 2018. Her trial in the case of U.S. v. Holmes, et al. ended in January 2022 when Holmes was convicted of defrauding investors and acquitted of defrauding patients. She was sentenced to serve 11.25 years at Federal Prison Camp, Bryan, beginning on May 30, 2023. She and Balwani were ordered to pay $452 million in restitution to the victims of the fraud.

Born

February 3, 1984 (age 42)

Birthplace

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Filmography

3 films

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FF5.0

You Can See Everything

2026 · 2h 54m · US

Thirty-four days before she's sent to prison, notorious Silicon Valley founder Elizabeth Holmes invites a skeptical film crew to document her every move. What begins as an intimate portrait of an enigmatic felon becomes a mind-bending three-year journey into the abyss.

Valley of Hype: The Culture that Built Elizabeth Holmes

2021 · 1h 15m

Yahoo Finance has announced its first feature-length documentary from Yahoo Finance Presents, Valley of Hype: The Culture that Built Elizabeth Holmes. Narrated by legal reporter Alexis Keenan, the film explores how Silicon Valley’s startup culture influenced the rise and collapse of Theranos and its founder, Elizabeth Holmes, who faced criminal fraud charges over allegations that she deceived investors. The documentary examines a culture that can prioritize ambitious pitches over proven results and questions whether it contributed to Holmes’ actions and success. It also investigates the role and due diligence of the financial, political, and academic figures who supported Theranos, once valued at $9 billion. Valley of Hype features exclusive interviews with people connected to the company, including former board member Dan Warmenhoven and bioengineer Jocelyn Bailey, as well as experts discussing Silicon Valley’s evolution and influence.

TMDB3.5

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

2019 · 1h 59m · US

With a magical new invention that promised to revolutionize blood testing, Elizabeth Holmes became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, heralded as the next Steve Jobs. Then, overnight, her 10-billion-dollar company dissolved. The rise and fall of Theranos is a window into the psychology of fraud.