Theranos Trial: Pakistan-born Indian-American Tech Exec Convicted of Fraud
In yet another blow to Silicon Valley's "fake it till you make it" mantra, a federal jury has convicted former Theranos executive Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani on all 12 counts of fraud. Balwani was born in 1965 in Pakistan to a Sindhi Hindu family. He attended Aitchison College, an elite prep school in Lahore that is also the alma mater of former Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan. His family emigrated to India in 1984 and then to the United States in 1987. He studied at the University of Texas at Austin and University of California at Berkeley. His one-time girlfriend and partner Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos, was convicted on similar charges earlier this year. Both face up to 20 years in prison. Elizabeth Holmes (L) and Sunny Balwani of Theranos "Fake it till you make it" is a well-known phrase in Silicon Valley . It means to consciously cultivate an attitude, feeling, or perception of competence that you don't currently have by prete...