How old is Elizabeth Holmes?

Elizabeth Holmes is 42 years old. She was born on February 3, 1984.

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Elizabeth Holmes

Founder of Theranos, convicted of fraud in 2022

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How old is Elizabeth Holmes?
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Elizabeth Holmes is 42 years old. She was born on February 3, 1984.

Known for: American businesswoman convicted of fraud in connection with her health technology company Theranos
Born: February 3, 1984

Elizabeth Anne Holmes is an American businesswoman convicted of fraud in connection with her health technology company Theranos.
Holmes founded Theranos in 2003, and its valuation soared in the early 2010s after it claimed to have revolutionized blood testing using very small volumes of blood, such as from a fingerprick.
In 2015, Forbes named Holmes the youngest and wealthiest self-made female billionaire in the United States, then revised its estimate of her net worth to zero the following year as fraud accusations surfaced.

Elizabeth Holmes comes up in these episodes:

The Joe Rogan Experience #2570 (full episode, Oct 23, 2026) with Joe Rogan, Kurt Metzger and Duncan Trussell: the Theranos founder at the center of Hulu’s The Dropout.

Elizabeth Anne Holmes is an American businesswoman convicted of fraud in connection with her health technology company Theranos.

1 episode so far. See the list above.