Shultz was born December 13, 1920, in New York City, the only child of I’ve read the book, seen youtube video’s and read the articles that are online. From the link: In a statement to "Nightline" regarding this report, George Shultz said: "The members of our family work to be loyal and supportive to one another and to the best of America’s values. Eventually, Tyler and George Shultz repaired their relationship. God knows Mr. Carreyrou deserves a thirdPulitzer prize for his superb journalism. Whistleblower Tyler Shultz delivered a riveting account of the unraveling of the blood-testing startup Theranos to a Lehigh audience Tuesday―an ongoing saga that pitted him against his grandfather, former Secretary of State George Shultz, and that led to the dissolution of the company and the filing of criminal charges against its founder, Elizabeth Holmes. Schultz the Elder is 95 y/o - the grandson will go onto to do great things in biotech (I hope). Close. Archived. Tyler's legal defence came from his parents' finances, not his grandparents. Shultz’s grandfather George Shultz is a former Secretary of State & a former boardmember of the Theranoscompany. He can identify mistakes he made, times when conflicting interests he held clouded his judgment. Photo: Rebecca Cabage/Invision/AP; Nick Ut/AP Tyler Shultz, a scientist, biotech researcher, and then recent Stanford University graduate was one of them. Growing up, Tyler got to walk alongside his grandfather as he held 4 cabinet positions in the US and later became the president of a big construction and engineering company. Tyler Shultz says he wanted to shield reputation of former Secretary of State George Shultz, a Theranos director; $400,000 in legal fees The result was a rift between Tyler and his grandfather and about half a million dollars in legal fees incurred by Tyler’s parents when Theranos threatened to sue him for violating a non-disclosure agreement. Just as heroic, however, is former Theranos employeeTyler Shultz, the grandson of 95-year old George Shultz, of Reagan administration fame. The panel before the lecture included 17 students who were selected by Lehigh’s Center for Ethics. “The ethics behind Theranos are really interesting to me,” student panelist Busara Hall, ‘23, said. Tyler Shultz seems keenly aware of his grandfather’s reputation for moral leadership and took more than a few personal risks to protect it. 31.

Tyler Shultz, Theranos whistleblower and ACFE Sentinel Award Winner, explains where things went wrong at the infamous blood-testing company and why he couldn’t sit back silently — even at the potential expense of his relationship with his grandfather, George Shultz, and facing the prospect of likely litigation. Looks like George Schultz and Tyler have reconciled! The man in question: Tyler Shultz, who in 2014 first noticed things were amiss—specifically Theranos' quality control and iffy research—and emailed founder Elizabeth Holmes to let her know. He's also the grandson of former secretary of state and Theranos board member George Shultz, who, along with Senator Dianne Feinstein… https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/10/18/theranos-whistle-blower-speaks-out Tyler Shultz said he believes the company’s corporate structure, which he assumed was intentionally flawed, allowed its fraudulent activity to continue. > In a conversation in his parents’ kitchen, they pleaded with him to agree to whatever Theranos wanted, he says.

That Shultz has retained, maybe even developed more, humility as a result of this experience is also to his credit. Tyler Shultz says he also got a tip that private investigators were watching him. Posted by 1 year ago. Even though his heart sank when they discussed selling their house to cover the costs of defending him against a potential Theranos lawsuit, Mr. Shultz didn’t make a deal with the company. I certainly hope the family rift has been repaired.