Elizabeth Holmes on democratizing medical testing
At 31, Elizabeth Holmes is the youngest female, self-made, multibillionaire in America, according to Forbes. The company Holmes created, Theranos, developed a home blood-testing kit that could challenge the business model of medical labs.
This spring, she was invited by the White House to be a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship, where she’ll focus on attracting women to science, tech, engineering and math fields, as well as improving global public health.
Click the media player above to hear Elizabeth Holmes in conversation with Marketplace Morning Report host David Brancaccio.
There’s a lot happening in the world. Through it all, Marketplace is here for you.
You rely on Marketplace to break down the world’s events and tell you how it affects you in a fact-based, approachable way. We rely on your financial support to keep making that possible.
Your donation today powers the independent journalism that you rely on. For just $5/month, you can help sustain Marketplace so we can keep reporting on the things that matter to you.
