The Dropout Creators & Guests

Rebecca Jarvis is a business journalist, currently working as ABC News’ Chief Business, Technology & Economics Correspondent. She was the host and creator of the podcasts “The Dropout” and “No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis.” Her reports appear on all ABC News programs, including Good Morning America, World News Tonight, Nightline, 20/20, and This Week. Before joining ABC News, Jarvis was co-host of CBS This Morning: Saturday, and Business and Economics correspondent for CBS News. Before that, she reported on market news for CNBC. She contributed regularly to NBC News including the Today Show and Nightly News. Jarvis began her journalism career writing for Crain's Chicago Business and Business 2.0.Jarvis worked with Colin Powell to empower children and improve communities. She has also worked in investment banking and foreign currency trading. She received a degree in Economics and Constitutional Law from the University of Chicago.

Taylor Dunn is the producer of The Dropout Podcast.

Victoria Thompson is a co-writer and producer of The Dropout Podcast.

Ashley Louszko is the producer of The Dropout Podcast.

Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani is an American businessman who is the former President and CEO of Theranos, which was a privately held health technology company founded by his then-girlfriend Elizabeth Holmes.

Errol Morris is a film director.

Christian Holmes is Elizabeth Holmes' brother.

Brad Mielke is an ABC News correspondent based in New York and hosts ABC’s daily news podcast “Start Here,” which takes a straightforward look at the day’s top news in 20 minutes.Brad has interviewed some of the country’s biggest newsmakers including James Comey, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bill Gates, Kathy Griffin and more. Since its launch in March 2018, “Start Here” has posted special episodes on some of the world’s biggest events including the Singapore Summit, the testimony of Brett Kavanaugh & Christine Blasey Ford, the State of the Union and most recently, the Mueller report, with Brad at the center of the podcast’s reporting.

William Frist is an American physician, businessman, and politician who served as United States Senator from Tennessee from 1995 to 2007. A heart and lung transplant surgeon by occupation, he was Senate Majority Leader from 2003 to 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Donald Lucas, Sr. is a Venture Capitalist.

John Carreyrou is an author and journalist. He is known for having exposed the company Theranos to be a fraud.Carreyrou has reported for the The Wall Street Journal and has been based in Brussels, Paris, and New York City.Carreyrou began his career at the Dow Jones Newswires. He later joined The Wall Street Journal Europe at Brussels, then moved to Paris, then was appointed the deputy bureau chief for Southern Europe, then the bureau chief of the health and science bureau in New York. He has won the Pulitzer Prize twice.Carreyrou was raised in Paris. He received his B.A. in political science and government from Duke University.

Adam Vollmer is an engineer, designer and entrepreneur.

Jim Cramer is an American television personality, former hedge fund manager, and best-selling author. He is also the host of CNBC's Mad Money Podcast and a co-founder of TheStreet, Inc.

Barbara Levy Boxer is a retired American politician who served as a United States senator for California from 1993 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993.

Anna Areola is a former product designer at Apple and one of Holmes's first recruits for Theranos.

Roger Parloff is an American journalist who formerly worked at Fortune.

Sheri Ackert is a breast cancer survivor.

Cathy Fleming is a Federal Defense Attorney and a former U.S. Prosecutor.

Channing Robertson is Emeritus Professor of Chemical Engineering at Stanford University. He received his Ph.D. from Stanford under the supervision of Andreas Acrivos.