Scientist Doug Matje walked out of his well-paid job at a buzzy Silicon Valley start-up. As it turned out, Friday the 13th was his lucky day. By quitting Theranos in September 2013, Matje narrowly avoided a five-year rollercoaster ride that has become one of corporate America’s most infamous fraud cases.
Next week Matje’s former boss, Theranos’ founder Elizabeth Holmes, will go on trial. Next in court will be her chief operating officer Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, who unknown to investors was also conducting a romantic relationship with Holmes.
