Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos CEO): Wiki, Bio, Age, Husband, Arrest

Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos CEO): Wiki, Bio, Age, Husband, Children, Arrest, Net Worth, Birthday, Zodiac, Birthplace, Education, Parents, Address, Siblings, Career: Elizabeth was an American entrepreneur and controversial character who became the youngest and wealthiest businesswoman on Forbes. She rose to fame with her company “Theranos” which was a health technology and lost her fame soon when several complaints were raised against Theranos. She is due for imprisonment and her lawyers are trying their best to delay her imprisonment, while she gave birth to her second child during the last week of February. Keep reading this article to know more about her life and other personal details.

Elizabeth Holmes Birthday, Age, Zodiac, Birthplace

Elizabeth was born on 3rd February in the year 1984. She is currently 38 years old and has already been the youngest and wealthiest businesswoman though she currently doesn’t hold the record. She was born and brought up in Washington, District of Columbia, in the United States. Born on 3rd February, her Sun sign or Zodiac Sign is Aquarius.

Elizabeth Holmes Parents, Siblings, Education

Elizabeth was born to a very well-settled family of mixed ancestry. Her father, Christian Rasmus Holmes IV, was vice president of an energy company called Enron, but he became bankrupt after his accounting fraud came to notice. Later on, his father worked as an executive officer in several government agencies. Her mother, Noel Anne worked as a Congressional committee staffer. While her father was of Danish ancestry, her mother was of a french Canadian Ancestry. It appears that her family is involved in business and even her great-grandparents were involved in the business. She has a younger brother called Christian Holmes V who worked as an associate director at Theranos. Elizabeth finished her schooling at St. John’s School and later pursued Chemical Engineering at Stanford University but dropped out.

Elizabeth Holmes Career, Theranos, Downfall

Holmes was a very intelligent student. While in school, she was fascinated by computer technology and used to sell C++ compilers to Chinese universities. For this, she also learned Mandarin from Stanford University while she was still in school. After dropping out, she used her remaining tuition money to open her healthcare company called Theranos. Her goal was to extract a huge amount of information from a small drop of blood extracted from the tip of fingers using their blood-testing device called Edison. By 2005 her company had already raised 6 million dollars and by 2010 it was 92 million dollars. In July 2011, Holmes was introduced to former secretary of state George Shultz. After a two-hour meeting, he joined the Theranos board of directors and she became famous for forming the most illustrious board in corporate history.

Investigation, Sentence

She was soaring heights in success and was mentioned by several reputed magazines including Forbes as the youngest self-made businesswoman billionaire. Elizabeth established partnerships with many other companies and was dwelling on her success. However, she reached her downfall when John Carreyrou of The Wall Street Journal revealed that Theranos’s blood testing device is faulty or bogus. He investigated the company secretly for a long time and talked with several ex-whistleblower employees of the company. Even though initially, Elizabeth threatened to sue him but over time his investigations were found quirt true.

Soon after, Elizabeth was banned for a limited period of time to own or direct any chemical lab involving blood testing or related activities. In June 2018, she was charged with 9 counts of wire fraud by a federal grand jury. Initially, she was sentenced to 20 years of jail starting from 26th September 2022. However, her lawyers fought to delay her imprisonment and reduce her time in Jail. As of today, she is not yet under conviction but is sentenced to 11 years of jail starting from 27th April 2023.

Elizabeth Holmes Boyfriend, Husband, Children

Elizabeth was initially involved in a romantic affair with entrepreneur Ramesh Balwani who was a Pakistan-born Hindu who immigrated t India and later to the US. While at Stanford, Elizabeth was raped in one incident. Balwani comforted her during that time and hence they developed a romantic relationship even though he was already married to another woman. He divorced his wife in 2002 and moved forward with his relationship with Elizabeth. Even though initially Elizabeth found him very interesting, she said that he was very controlling ad had times tried to sexually abuse her as well. Initially, they used to run the company together, even though Elizabeth was in the forefront and Bawani mostly stayed Backstage. He left Theranos in the wake of investigations.

Later on, Elizabeth married her current husband Billy Evans who is heir to the Evans Hotels group in the San Diego area. The couple got married in 2019 in a private ceremony however non e of them ever revealed whether they are actually married or not. She currently lives with her husband in San Francisco and they have a  son born in 2021 and another child born in February 2023. Her imprisonment was delayed because of her pregnancy.

Elizabeth Holmes Height, Weight, Nationality, Net Worth

Holmes is 5 feet 7 inches tall which is equivalent to 1.75 meters or 175 centimeters. Currently, she weighs 54 Kg or 130 lbs and is of American Nationality. Her parents are from different ethnicities but had been settled in the US for a long time. In fact, she comes from a family of businessmen there are some instances of business fraud in her family history as well. Even though she was a billionaire once upon a time, she is currently reduced to a millionaire and will be reduced even further. Her current net worth can be estimated to be 1 million dollars.

Here is a full bio of Elizabeth Holmes, her age, Theranos CEO, birthday, birthplace, zodiac, nationality, ethnicity, religion, caste, address, parents, father, mother, siblings, sister, brother, relationship status, boyfriend, husband, children, career, hobbies, height, weight, body measurements, eye color, hair color, nickname, net worth and more.

Theranos CEO Information Table

Name		Elizabeth Anne Holmes
Nickname		N/A
Gender		Female
Profession		Entrepreneur, Controversial Personality
Height (approx.)		in centimeters – 175cm meters – 1.75m feet inches – 5ft 7in
Weight (approx.)		in kilograms – 54kg in pounds – 130lbs
Figure Measurements		Bust: 33 in Waist: 26 in Hip: 35 in
Eye Colour		Blue
Hair Colour		Blonde
Date of Birth		3rd February 1984
Age (as of 2023)		38 years
Birth Place		Washington, D.C., United States
Zodiac sign/Sun sign		Aquarius
Nationality		American
Hometown		Washington
School		St. John’s School
College/University		Stanford University
Educational Qualification		Graduate
Religion		Christianity
Ethnicity		Mixed
Caste		Not Available
Address		United States
Hobbies/Interests		N/A
Marital Status		Married
Affairs/Boyfriends/Girlfriends		Ramesh Balwani
Sexuality		Straight
Parents		Father: Christian Rasmus Holmes IV Mother: Noel Anne
Siblings		Christian Holmes V
Husband/Wife/Spouse		Billy Evans
Children		1 son, another child
Net Worth		$1 million

Social Media Accounts of the Fraudster

Twitter

Lesser Known Facts About the Theranos CEO

• She stated that after her rape experience, she was so devasted and broken that she wanted to dedicate her life to building something, a company.
• The Hulu series called “the Dropout” describes her life, her making of the company Theranos and her downfall.
• John Carreyrou, who initially brought the fraud to light wrote a book on his investigations of Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes, named “Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Start-up.
• Her medicine professor in college initially rejected her idea calling it impossible.
• Holmes worked in a laboratory at the Genome Institute of Singapore and tested for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-1) through the collection of blood samples with syringes.
• She admired Steve Jobs’s clothing style and copied his style of wearing a black turtleneck almost all the time.

FAQs on Elizabeth

1)Is she in prison?

No, she is not yet convicted.

2)How many years is she sentenced to?

She is sentenced to 11 years in Jail.

3)Who is she currently married to?

She is currently married to Billy Evans.

4)What was the name of her company?

The name of her company was Theranos.

5)How old is she?

She is currently 38 years old.

Also Read: Kristina Karamo: Wiki, Bio, Age, Education, Family, Husband

Subscribe to Wikibiography to get the latest updates on Elizabeth Holmes!