- Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, Elizabeth Holmes’ ex and right-hand man at Theranos, reported to prison last week.
- He was convicted in July on all 12 counts brought against him and sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison.
- Here’s everything you need to know about Balwani’s life and career.
The fraud trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes rocked Silicon Valley.
The one-time star founder was found guilty on three counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy last January after a four-month trial. She was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison, with three years of supervised release.
Meanwhile, Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, her ex-boyfriend and Theranos’ former president and COO, was also been convicted of fraud and handed a prison sentence. In July, a jury found him guilty on all 12 counts of fraud and conspiracy that were brought against him. He was sentenced to just under 13 years in prison, with three years of probation.
On Thursday, he reported to a low-security federal prison in California to begin serving his sentence, according to Federal Bureau of Prisons records.
While Holmes was once lauded as the next Steve Jobs and deemed the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire, Balwani has largely remained an enigma. Online information and photos of him predating the DOJ’s case are scarce, especially considering his tenure in the tech industry and position as a C-suite executive.
Here’s a closer look at what we do know about Balwani’s often-mysterious life and career:
