Draft:Erika Cheung
{{Short description|American whistleblower and entrepreneur}}
Erika Cheung is an American whistleblower. She is an ethics consultant.
Life
She graduated from University of California, Berkeley.{{Cite web |last=Shiffer |first=Emily |date=2022-03-24 |title=Theranos Whistleblower Erika Cheung Now Runs An Ethics Company |url=https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a39526259/where-is-erika-cheung-now-the-dropout-theranos/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=Women's Health |language=en-US}} She worked at Theranos, but left after quality concerns.{{Cite news |last=Carreyrou |first=John |date=2015-10-15 |title=Hot Startup Theranos Has Struggled With Its Blood-Test Technology |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/theranos-has-struggled-with-blood-tests-1444881901 |access-date=2022-06-10 |issn=0099-9660}}{{Cite web |last=Priestley |first=Angela |date=2022-01-04 |title=Elizabeth Holmes guilty: Now Erika Cheung is the name we should know with the advice we should hear |url=https://womensagenda.com.au/latest/elizabeth-holmes-guilty-now-erika-cheung-is-the-name-we-should-know-with-the-advice-we-should-hear/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=Women's Agenda |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |title=Interview: Theranos Whistleblower Erika Cheung Thinks Elizabeth Holmes Should Spend Years in Prison |url=https://www.kqed.org/science/1941045/interview-theranos-whistleblower-erika-cheung-thinks-elizabeth-holmes-should-spend-years-in-prison |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=KQED |language=en-us}}
She was a key witness, with Tyler Shultz and Adam Rosendorff, at the trial of Elizabeth Holmes.{{Cite news |last=Woo |first=Erin |last2=Griffith |first2=Erin |date=2021-09-17 |title=Theranos whistle-blower concludes her testimony in trial of Elizabeth Holmes. |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/17/technology/theranos-whistle-blower-erika-cheung-elizabeth-holmes.html |access-date=2022-06-10 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite news |title=Theranos whistleblower celebrated Elizabeth Holmes verdict by 'popping champagne' |language=en |work=NPR.org |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/01/05/1070474663/theranos-whistleblower-tyler-shultz-elizabeth-holmes-verdict-champagne |access-date=2022-06-10}}{{Cite web |last=Khorram |first=Yasmin |date=2021-09-15 |title=Theranos whistleblower testifies blood-test machines were about as accurate as a coin toss |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/15/former-theranos-employee-erika-cheung-edison-machines-failed-tests.html |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=CNBC |language=en}}
In 2015, Theranos' lawyer David Boies threatened Cheung with litigation for discussing Theranos with the reporter John Carreyrou.
She co-founded Ethics in Entrepreneurship,{{Cite web |title=Theranos Whistleblower Erika Cheung Now Runs An Ethics Company |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/theranos-whistleblower-erika-cheung-now-161400170.html |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=www.yahoo.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Erika Cheung |url=https://www.ivey.uwo.ca/leadership/events/leadershipsummit/erika-cheung/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=Ivey Business School |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Erika Cheung |url=https://live-aspen-tech-policy-hub.pantheonsite.io/team/erika-cheung/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=Aspen Tech Policy Hub}}{{Cite web |title=Erika Cheung |url=https://dxfest.com/speaker/erika-cheung/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival and Symposium |language=en-US}}
She was portrayed in the mini-series, The Dropout. {{Cite web |last=jennifertisdale |date=2022-03-24 |title=Technically There Were Two Theranos Whistleblowers — Who Was Erika Cheung and Where Is She Now? |url=https://www.distractify.com/p/erika-cheung-theranos-now |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=Distractify |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Linkedin |first=Rachel Hunt Linkedin |last2=TV |first2=More Articles |last3=Published on March 24 |first3=2022 |date=2022-03-24 |title='The Dropout': The Real Erika Cheung was 'Shaking' When She Sat Down at George Shultz's Dinner Table |url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/the-dropout-real-erika-cheung-shaking-george-shultz-dinner-table.html/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=Showbiz Cheat Sheet |language=en-US}}
She moved to Hong Kong where she worked as an entrepreneur and advisor to biotech companies.{{Cite web |first=Faye |last=Bradley |date=2022-08-04 |title=Meet Erika Cheung, who exposed Elizabeth Holmes and set off to Hong Kong |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3187720/erika-cheung-exposed-elizabeth-holmes-and-moved-hong-kong |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=South China Morning Post Style |language=en}}