‘The Dropout,’ a drama miniseries that is currently streaming on Hulu, is based on an ABC News podcast of the same name. The show follows the rise and fall of the biotechnology business Theranos, as well as the journey of its creator, Elizabeth Holmes, over the course of two seasons. Also covered are the several individuals who were a member of the company and who made significant contributions to this fascinating but ultimately scary story about the dangers of Silicon Valley’s startup explosion. Consequently, if you’re wondering where everyone is right now, we’ve compiled a list of what we know.
Elizabeth Holmes: Where Is She at Present?
After founding Theranos, Elizabeth stated that their main testing equipment, Edison, would be able to diagnose a variety of medical issues swiftly and easily with a pinprick on the index finger. After receiving backing from several important investors, the Stanford University dropout was branded the “youngest self-made billionaire” in the world. However, beginning in 2015, a succession of stories revealed the company to be a fraud, with the test results being unreliable and the lofty claims being fraudulent, and the company was shut down.
Elizabeth had lied about the accuracy of the tests and forged validation reports in order to secure additional funds. After the corporation was dissolved in 2018, the defendant was convicted on three charges of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in January 2022 and sentenced to up to 20 years in prison for each of the three counts. Elizabeth, who is now 38 years old, is slated to be sentenced in September 2022 and is currently out on bail. She currently resides in San Francisco, California, with her husband, Billy Evans, and their child.
Sunny Balwani: Where Is He At Present?
Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani served as Chief Operating Officer of Theranos until 2016. He first met Elizabeth in the early 2000s, just before she decided to drop out of college. They later became romantically linked and remained secretly together for more than a decade after they first met. Sunny was believed to have played just as important a role in the swindle as Elizabeth, and his trial is scheduled to begin in March 2022. The defense, on the other hand, argued that Sunny made the investment because he sincerely believed in the company’s prospects.
Recently, text messages between Elizabeth and Sunny were introduced as evidence in a court of law. The following was one of Sunny’s texts to Elizabeth: “I am responsible for everything at Theranos.” During Elizabeth’s trial, she made allegations of emotional and sexual abuse against Sunny, which he has categorically rejected. The experiment is planned to last three months, and Sunny will remain free during the course of the trial period. According to what we can tell, he is still a resident of California.
Tyler Shultz: Where Is He At Present?
Tyler was in his twenties and still enrolled in college when he met Elizabeth Holmes in 2011. Tyler ended up working at Theranos as a result of the idea she pitched being considered fascinating enough. However, he left the company only after eight months and was the first to notify regulators about the problems with the devices. Tyler, a biology major, quickly discovered that the firm was doing experiments on widely available devices rather than on Edison, their flagship gadget, which he thought was strange.
Tyler Shultz, now in his thirties, was relieved to learn that Elizabeth had been found guilty of her misdeeds. Speaking about the ruling, he expressed his relief by saying, “It was if a weight had been lifted.” It’s all over now. What happened? I can’t believe it’s over!” Flux Biosciences, a biotechnology business in the reproductive sector that he co-founded and serves as CEO, is where he works today. Tyler resides in the California town of Los Gatos. He is engaged to be married to Carolynn Vuong, and the couple plans to exchange wedding vows in June 2022.
Erika Cheung: Where Is She at Present?
Erika Cheung was one of the whistleblowers who brought attention to the public’s attention to the concerns with Theranos’ devices and testing techniques. When Erika testified during Elizabeth’s trial, she stated that the machines’ accuracy was comparable to that of flipping a coin in terms of whether the results were correct or incorrect. It was alarming to observe such a high level of failure; this was not usual for a conventional laboratory environment.”
Erika went on to say that the information was frequently changed in order to keep the gadgets operating. Working at Theranos eventually became too difficult for her to handle. Erika is a proponent of a sense of morality in the technology business these days. She is the co-founder of the Ethics in Entrepreneurship organisation and divides her time between New York and Los Angeles.
John Carreyrou: Where Is He At Present?
When John came across Theranos and its creator, Elizabeth Holmes, he had several years of investigative reporting experience in the realm of medicine and health care under his belt. Beginning in 2015, he published a series of pieces in the Wall Street Journal in which he exposed the company’s fraudulent promises, which resulted in investors and consumers being misled. At that time, Elizabeth made a concerted effort to prevent the reports from being published, apparently even lobbying the Wall Street Journal’s owner, Rupert Murdoch, to put a stop to the reporting.
But, despite this, John collaborated with Tyler and Erika to learn more about Theranos, which resulted in the publication of a best-selling book on the company, titled ‘Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup.’ John also presents a podcast titled “Bad Blood: The Final Chapter” that is based on the same case as his previous endeavours. After quitting his job at The Wall Street Journal, he moved to Brooklyn, New York, where he currently resides with his wife, Molly Schuetz, and their three children. The award-winning reporter is now putting his knowledge and experience into practise by giving speeches.
Richard Fuisz: Where Is He At Present?
Elizabeth had been acquainted with the Fuiszes for a long time, and they happened to be her next-door neighbours. To the contrary, she has brought a lawsuit against Richard and his two sons, as well as Fuisz Pharma, accusing them of stealing a Theranos idea and using it to file a competing patent instead. At some point, the dispute was settled, and neither Elizabeth nor the Fuiszes received any benefit from the invention.
“The girl doesn’t have a scientific education,” Richard subsequently remarked about Elizabeth. She is not a particularly bright person. She is more about appearances than content. ‘How do you con people?’ she was particularly interested in. That should be, rather than, “How do you win with substance?” According to reports, the 82-year-family old’s business owns multiple patents, and he appears to be living in Franklin, Tennessee, with his loved ones.
Phyllis Gardner: Where Is He At Present?
It was in 2002 when Elizabeth approached Professor Phyllis, then at Stanford Medical School, with the concept of developing a patch that would scan for infections and give the necessary drugs. Phyllis wasn’t convinced at the time, and she attempted to explain to Elizabeth why the patch wasn’t a practical option. Elizabeth, on the other hand, left out about a year later and went on to create Theranos, which was eventually forced to close after it was revealed that the business had made various misleading claims about the capabilities of its equipment.
Phyllis, on the other hand, had heard whispers about Theranos before that. When students approached Elizabeth about giving a speech at the university, she was adamantly opposed. “I am a feminist,” Phyllis declared. I’ve had it since I was a child. I’ve gone into some difficulty because of it. I’ve put forth a lot of effort. But I’m not going to stand by and let a scam to continue. “I don’t give a damn about your gender.” The highly successful professor continues to teach at Stanford while also serving on the boards of directors for companies such as Revance Therapeutics and CohBar, among others. Aside from that, Phyllis has created a number of biotech companies and appears to be based on the university’s campus these days.