Elizabeth Holmes' early life and education played a significant role in shaping her ambition to become a billionaire entrepreneur.
Birth
February 3, 1984
Elizabeth Holmes was born in Washington, D.C.
St. John's School in Houston
High School
Holmes attended St. John's School in Houston and was interested in computer programming. She started her first business selling C++ compilers to Chinese universities.
Stanford University
2002
Holmes attended Stanford University, studying chemical engineering and working as a student researcher and laboratory assistant in the School of Engineering.
Summer Mandarin Program
2003
Holmes attended Stanford University's summer Mandarin program and later worked in a laboratory at the Genome Institute of Singapore.
Dropped Out of Stanford
March 2004
Holmes dropped out of Stanford's School of Engineering to focus on her company, Theranos.
