> Holmes founded Theranos in 2003, Balwani joined in 2009. They met in 2002: > Balwani and Holmes met in Beijing on a trip through Stanford University's Manda

> Holmes founded Theranos in 2003, Balwani joined in 2009. They met in 2002: > Balwani and Holmes met in Beijing on a trip through Stanford University's Mandarin program the summer before Holmes went to college. While there, the two struck up a friendship. While it wasn't clear when Balwani and Holmes became romantically involved, it appears to be around the time she dropped out of Stanford to start Theranos. Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/theranos-former-president-sunny-balwani-role-in-the-company-2018-5 https://www.businessinsider.com/theranos-former-president-su...