In 2017, Mattis joined the cabinet of President Donald Trump. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.Ī few months after retiring from the military in 2013, Mattis joined the Theranos board and also invested some of his own savings in the startup.
Existing tests generally each require a vial of blood.ĭuring more than three hours of maskless testimony delivered behind plexiglass, Mattis recalled how impressed he was with Holmes when he first met her in 2011 while still serving a four-star general in the Marine Corps, where he oversaw U.S. government alleges that Holmes duped sophisticated investors, patients and customers into believing that her startup, Theranos, had developed a technology that could scan for an array of potential health problems with just a few drops of blood. Mattis' appearance came during the sixth day of a high-profile trial in San Jose, California. Secretary of Defense James Mattis testified Wednesday in the trial of fallen tech star Elizabeth Holmes, saying the entrepreneur misled him into believing she was on the verge of rolling out a blood-testing breakthrough that he hoped would help save lives of troops in battle. Secretary of Defense Mattis testified Wednesday in the trial of fallen tech star Elizabeth Holmes. Southern Command headquarters on in 2018 in Doral, Fla. Secretary of Defense James Mattis speaks during a change of command ceremony at the U.S.
