Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes' fraud trial is now underway. Here are some of the big players listed as potential witnesses in the case.

Sarah JacksonSep 9, 2021, 00:35 IST

Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos.Stephen Lam/Reuters

Elizabeth Holmes' highly anticipated fraud trial is underway, with opening statements due today.
The list of possible witnesses for the Theranos founder's trial includes more than 200 people.
Among them are Rupert Murdoch, Henry Kissinger, James Mattis, Riley Bechtel, and Holmes herself.

In its heyday, Theranos' network of investors, board members, and other affiliates was a who's who of federal government officials, billionaire investors, and former CEOs. Now, with its founder Elizabeth Holmes on trial for fraud, many of these high-profile figures could take the stand as witnesses.

The list of potential witnesses for the case spans more than 200 names, including former senators, employees-turned-whistleblowers, and patients who say they were impacted by inaccurate results from Theranos tests.

Here are some of the biggest names who may testify in the case:

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger

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Former US Secretary of Defense James Mattis

Retired US Marine Corps four-star Gen. James Mattis. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

Former US Secretary of Defense William Perry

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News Corp Executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch

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Former Bechtel Group CEO Riley Bechtel

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Former Wells Fargo CEO Richard Kovacevich

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Alberto Gutierrez, former director of the FDA's Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health

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Elizabeth Holmes' younger brother, Christian Holmes V

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Former Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou

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Former US Senator Sam Nunn

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Former US chief of naval operations Gary Roughead

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Former US Senator William Frist

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Former CDC director William Foege

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High-profile lawyer David Boies

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Stanford University professor Channing Robertson

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Duquesne Capital founder Stanley Druckenmiller

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Roughly 11 former Theranos patients who say they were affected by inaccurate results from the company's blood test

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Nine doctors whose patients got inaccurate results from Theranos' tests

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Several former Theranos employees are also potential witnesses, including...

Theranos' 116,000-square-foot office building on Page Mill Road in Palo Alto, California. Andrej Sokolow/Getty Images

whistleblower Tyler Shultz...

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...and whistleblower Erika Cheung.