Balwani was born in Pakistan to Sindhi parents long before he became Holmes’ boyfriend and partner at Theranos.

Balwani and his family fled the nation due to religious prejudice, and he spent the most of his youth in India.

They eventually moved to the United States, where Balwani, at the age of 21, began his undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Austin.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in information systems and went on to work for organizations such as Lotus Software and Microsoft before founding CommerceBid in 1998.

Sunny Balwani’s pay at Theranos was reportedly $1 before he resigned from the business in 2016, according to his attorney Jeffrey Coopersmith.

While the former Theranos COO and president purchased $4.5 million in Theranos stock with his own money, his lawyers believes that this was ostensibly to assist the company continue to grow.

According to several net worth estimations, Sunny Balwani’s net worth is expected to be $85 million in 2022.

If he is convicted, though, this figure is likely to fall.

According to Forbes, his Theranos collaborator and former lover Elizabeth Holmes’ net worth dropped from $4.5 billion to $0 following her trial verdict. She is currently facing a sentence of up to 20 years in jail.