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Elizabeth Holmes

This central entrepreneur in the book is the founder of Theranos, one of the fastest-growing tech companies in the U.S. She founded the company in 2003 at the age of 19.

John Carreyrou

This Wall Street Journal investigative reporter broke the story on Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes's fraudulent activities.

Richard Fuisz

This individual at one time was a neighbor to the entrepreneur upon whom the book follows. He became embroiled in a patent lawsuit, which he lost, agreeing to a settlement.

Sunny Balwani

This individual was the partner to the leader of Theranos both personally and professionally. He largely ran the day-to-day operations at Theranos and is characterized as being an obsessive bully.

David Boies

This top lawyer represented Theranos in a patent lawsuit, later served in pressing the Wall Street Journal to abandon their story, and was eventually appointed as a board member for the company.

Tyler Schultz

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