
Visionary. Billionaire. Fraud?
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.
January 24, 2019
Jigsaw Productions, HBO Documentary Films
38 people

Elizabeth Holmes
Self - CEO and Founder of Theranos (archive footage)
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Alex Gibney
Self - Narrator / Interviewer
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Dan Ariely
Self - Behavioral Economist
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Roger Parloff
Self - Fortune
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Ken Auletta
Self - The New Yorker
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Erika Cheung
Self - Lab Associate
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Cheryl Gafner
Self - Receptionist
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Dave Philippides
Self - Engineer
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Douglas Matje
Self - Biochemist
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Ryan Wistort
Self - Research & Development
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Tony Nugent
Self - Vice President, Product Development
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Phyllis Gardner
Self - Professor of Medicine, Stanford University
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