Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Hey Debbie Downer, her father is a fed and her mother is a congressional staffer! Not exactly uber-rich, especially by DCUM standards.
"Her father, Christian Holmes IV, has devoted most of his life to public-minded government service–disaster relief in Africa, international development projects in China, environmental work in this country–and is currently the global water coordinator for the U.S. Agency for International Development. He met Elizabeth’s mother, Noel, on Capitol Hill, where she worked as a congressional committee staffer."
He went on to work in the private sector when they moved to Texas. He didn't remain a Fed.
So none of you actually read the article? Her family are descendants of the Fleishmann yeast fortune. Educated parents working in civil device and likely an affluent family going way back. She is doing great meaningful work, but not self made in I sorry. On top of the great great grandfather who was a surgeon and World War I hero. She is the latest on a long line of a successful family, but her accomplishments are mostly a result of upbringing and likely resources few of us can match.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Hey Debbie Downer, her father is a fed and her mother is a congressional staffer! Not exactly uber-rich, especially by DCUM standards.
"Her father, Christian Holmes IV, has devoted most of his life to public-minded government service–disaster relief in Africa, international development projects in China, environmental work in this country–and is currently the global water coordinator for the U.S. Agency for International Development. He met Elizabeth’s mother, Noel, on Capitol Hill, where she worked as a congressional committee staffer."
He went on to work in the private sector when they moved to Texas. He didn't remain a Fed.
Anonymous wrote:Hey Debbie Downer, her father is a fed and her mother is a congressional staffer! Not exactly uber-rich, especially by DCUM standards.
"Her father, Christian Holmes IV, has devoted most of his life to public-minded government service–disaster relief in Africa, international development projects in China, environmental work in this country–and is currently the global water coordinator for the U.S. Agency for International Development. He met Elizabeth’s mother, Noel, on Capitol Hill, where she worked as a congressional committee staffer."
Anonymous wrote:Wow. She is amazing. She's a genius in so many ways. Born to do this. I look up to her, but she's not exactly a role model. She's too extraordinary, absolutely unique. You can't do what she's done, any more than you can become Albert Einstein.
But I love that she's not all about making loads of money, at least that's what she says. Charging less than half of what Medicare pays for tests is not the same thing as charging a little more than it costs to run the tests. She's not entirely altruistic, although she comes from a family with a history of public service, which is admirable.
More power to her. I hope she succeeds and succeeds.
But with Apple as a model, well, Apple's products are not available to the masses because they are too expensive. They've always been a product for people with money. I hope she combines the idea of great products with the concept of affordable ones, which seems to be what she's doing now.
Thanks for posting! Great article! I'd never heard of her.
Anonymous wrote:Hey Debbie Downer, her father is a fed and her mother is a congressional staffer! Not exactly uber-rich, especially by DCUM standards.
"Her father, Christian Holmes IV, has devoted most of his life to public-minded government service–disaster relief in Africa, international development projects in China, environmental work in this country–and is currently the global water coordinator for the U.S. Agency for International Development. He met Elizabeth’s mother, Noel, on Capitol Hill, where she worked as a congressional committee staffer."
Anonymous wrote:Hey Debbie Downer, her father is a fed and her mother is a congressional staffer! Not exactly uber-rich, especially by DCUM standards.
"Her father, Christian Holmes IV, has devoted most of his life to public-minded government service–disaster relief in Africa, international development projects in China, environmental work in this country–and is currently the global water coordinator for the U.S. Agency for International Development. He met Elizabeth’s mother, Noel, on Capitol Hill, where she worked as a congressional committee staffer."
Anonymous wrote:How can you invest?
Anonymous wrote:Agree with Debbie Downer. Most if not all of the successful innovation titans came from money. But is that really a surprise?