Sunny Balwani

Balwani, a former software executive, joined Theranos in 2009, becoming Elizabeth Holmes' second-in-command. Nearly 20 years Holmes' senior, the pair had met in 2002 on a trip to Beijing through Stanford University's Mandarin program. In July 2022 was found guilty on Thursday of 12 counts of fraud, in a verdict that was more severe than that of his co-conspirator, Elizabeth Holmes. She was convicted in January 2022 on four counts of fraud and acquitted of four counts of fraud. Three other charges were dismissed after the jury could not reach a consensus.