Life After Blowing the Whistle in Silicon Valley
UPDATE: Life After Blowing the Whistle in Silicon Valley
(Bloomberg) -- When Francisco Riordan suspected his company of breaking the law last year, he secretly reached out to federal regulators. His actions helped set in motion events that left Rothenberg Ventures subject to a government investigation and multiple lawsuits -- and according to Francisco, cost him his own job. This week, we're re-broadcasting this May episode, in which Francisco first went public with his role as a whistleblower. At the end, you'll hear a recent conversation between Decrypted's Aki Ito and Francisco, who give us an update on his life. There's valuable advice here for people who are considering calling out their own employers for bad behavior.
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To contact the author of this story: Aki Ito in San Francisco at aito16@bloomberg.net.
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Pia Gadkari at pgadkari@bloomberg.net, Magnus Henriksson
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