Theranos Criminal Investigation Puts Holmes' Childhood Dreams On Hold

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Mark Melin
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The Theranos criminal investigation might have a way of dampening dreams. Elizabeth Holmes had dreams as a young girl, an interview with the embattled medical executive revealed. Unlike most young boys and girls, who might dream of athletic accomplishment or just play around the neighborhood, Holmes dreams centered on revolutionizing the blood testing world, NBC’s Maria Shriver reported Monday. But those dreams — and the promise of delivering a needed breakthrough blood testing service that dramatically lowered prices – became even more complicated Tuesday when a reported Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into the politically active drug…

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.