Tyler Shultz has come forward as the employee who blew the whistle on the failed and erroneous test results at Theranos . Shultz said he tried to warn founder Elizabeth Holmes about the inaccuracy of the firm 's much - praised Edison blood pressure devices , a short shrift from President Sunny Balwani . Shultz also testified about how he secretly contacted a reporter about the story , and came under pressure to say nothing from his grandfather , George Shultz , who is a member of Theranos ' board of directors .
Tyler Shultz has come forward as the employee who blew the whistle on the failed and erroneous test results at Theranos. Shultz said he tried to warn founder Elizabeth Holmes about the inaccuracy of the firm's much-praised Edison blood testing devices, receiving short shrift from President Sunny Balwani. Shultz also spoke about how he secretly contacted a reporter about the story, and came under pressure to say nothing from his grandfather, George Shultz, who is a member of Theranos' board of counsellors.