Colleen Swanson had silicone breast implants and a thick file of baffling medical problems to go with them. Her husband, John, worked for Dow Corning, the implant maker, as a loyal spokesman and public conscience. The Swansons' agonizing personal and professional saga, and the alleged corporate cover-up behind it, have been chronicled in Informed Consent.
John A. Byrne is an American journalist, author and the CEO of C-Change Media Inc. Byrne is known as the editor-in-chief first at Fast Company Magazine and then businessweek.com, he was also the executive editor of Business Week magazine.