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Bad BloodJohn Carreyrou

Characters in Bad Blood

9 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Tyler Shultz

    Young Theranos employee and grandson of board member George Shultz who became a key whistleblower against the company.

  • Erika Cheung

    Young Theranos lab employee who, alongside Tyler Shultz, blew the whistle on the company's faulty blood-testing technology.

Antagonists

  • Elizabeth Holmes

  • Sunny Balwani

    Theranos's COO and Elizabeth Holmes's secret romantic partner, who enforced the company's culture of fear and secrecy.

Supporting characters

  • Larry Ellison

    Oracle co-founder who was an early investor in and advisor to Theranos.

  • George Shultz

    Former U.S. Secretary of State and Theranos board member who sided with the company over his own grandson, whistleblower Tyler Shultz.

  • Theranos

  • Ramesh Balwani