Theranos whistleblower to visit Lehigh
Would you have the courage to blow the whistle on corporate wrongdoing, knowing that it would cost your job and maybe your family relationships?
Tyler Shultz, a former Theranos employee who came into public view after doing just that by exposing the blood-testing company’s fraudulent practices, will speak at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Lehigh University’s Packard Laboratory, Room 101, 19 Memorial Drive W, Bethlehem.
Shultz will take the audience through his time as an employee at the $10 billion biotech startup, from his relationship with founder Elizabeth Holmes to the faulty bloodtesting technology and his efforts to expose the truth about Theranos.
When he realized Theranos had scammed hundreds of employees, thousands of investors and millions of patients, Shultz blew the whistle, despite strong opposition from his grandfather, George Shultz, former secretary of state and a member of the Theranos board of directors.
His exposure of the fraud helped bring about the dissolution of Theranos and Holmes’ indictment on criminal charges.
Shultz was a source for a series of Wall Street Journal articles exposing Theranos’ practices and he was featured in a book about the scandal, “Bad Blood,” and the HBO documentary “The Inventor.”
Shultz will discuss his time at Theranos and his efforts to expose the truth. Admission to the speech is free. Parking is available in the Alumni Memorial Parking Deck.