Just look at who makes part of this class, Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos.
Meet the 2015 class of Young Global Leaders (From WEF website)
From the world of business, the class of 2015 includes Xiaomi vice-president Hugo Barra, Kickstarter’s 35-year-old CEO Yancey Strickler, New Zealand software entrepreneur Victoria Ransom – whose company Wildfire was bought by Google for $350 million – and Elizabeth Holmes, who dropped out of university to found blood analytics company Theranos, which now has a valuation of around $9 billion.
The class of 2015 also includes scientists, such as infertility pioneer Michelle Dipp and eye health researcher Andrew Bastawrous; sports personalities such as China’s tennis champion Li Na; artists, including Daan Roosegaarde, creator of the world’s first photoluminescent bicycle path; and cutting-edge South African architect Mokena Makeka.
Meet the 2015 class of Young Global Leaders (From WEF website)
From the world of business, the class of 2015 includes Xiaomi vice-president Hugo Barra, Kickstarter’s 35-year-old CEO Yancey Strickler, New Zealand software entrepreneur Victoria Ransom – whose company Wildfire was bought by Google for $350 million – and Elizabeth Holmes, who dropped out of university to found blood analytics company Theranos, which now has a valuation of around $9 billion.
The class of 2015 also includes scientists, such as infertility pioneer Michelle Dipp and eye health researcher Andrew Bastawrous; sports personalities such as China’s tennis champion Li Na; artists, including Daan Roosegaarde, creator of the world’s first photoluminescent bicycle path; and cutting-edge South African architect Mokena Makeka.
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