The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
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.
Cast
Elizabeth Holmes
Self - CEO and Founder of Theranos (archive footage)
Alex Gibney
Self - Narrator / Interviewer
Dan Ariely
Self - Behavioral Economist
Roger Parloff
Self - Fortune
Ken Auletta
Self - The New Yorker
Erika Cheung
Self - Lab Associate
Cheryl Gafner
Self - Receptionist
Dave Philippides
Self - Engineer
Douglas Matje
Self - Biochemist
Ryan Wistort
Self - Research & Development
