Meg Whitman

Politician, Business executive

American Cold Spring Harbor, New York, USA

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ProfessionPolitician, Business executive
NationalityAmerican
Date of Birth04/08/1956
Age69 years
BirthplaceCold Spring Harbor, New York, USA

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Bio/Wiki

Real NameMargaret Cushing Whitman
NicknameMeg

Physical Stats & More

Height6' 1"
Weight78 kg
Eye ColorBlue
Hair ColorBlonde

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolCold Spring Harbor High School, Cold Spring Harbor New York
CollegePrinceton University, Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
DegreeMBA

Personal Life

Zodiac sign/Sun signLeo
ReligionPresbyterianism
AddressAtherton, California
HobbiesTravelling, fly-fishing

Family

FatherHendricks Hallett Whitman, Jr.
MotherMargaret Cushing Whitman
SpouseDr. Griffith R. Harsh IV, Professor of Neurosurgery (married 1980)
ChildrenWilliam Harsh, Griffith Rutherford Harsh V

Career

Political Journey
  • Supported Mitt Romney's presidential campaign in 2008
  • Joined McCain's presidential campaign as a national co-chair
  • Candidate for Governor of California Election 2010
  • Endorsed Mitt Romney in 2012 Republican Primaries
  • Finance co-chair of Chris Christie's presidential campaign in 2016
  • Nominated as U.S. Ambassador to Kenya by President Joe Biden in 2021
  • Served as U.S. Ambassador to Kenya from 2022 to 2024
Business Journey
  • Brand manager at Procter & Gamble in 1979
  • Vice president of strategic planning at The Walt Disney Company in 1989
  • President and CEO of Florist's Transworld Delivery in 1995
  • Joined eBay in March 1998
  • CEO of Hewlett-Packard from September 2011
  • General manager of Hasbro Inc.'s Preschool Division
  • CEO of eBay from 1998 to 2008
  • Joined Hewlett-Packard board of directors in January 2011
  • CEO of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise from 2015 to February 1, 2018
  • Stepped down as CEO of HPE on February 1, 2018
Biggest Rivals
PoliticsJerry Brown, Hillary Clinton
BusinessMicrosoft
Major Achievements
  • Oversaw eBay's rapid growth and public offering
  • Expanded eBay through various acquisitions
  • Split Hewlett-Packard into two companies in 2015: Hewlett-Packard Enterprise and HP Inc.
  • Implemented significant corporate reorganizations at HPE including spin-offs of software business to Micro Focus and IT services business to DXC Technology

Favourites

Favorite QuoteRun to the fire
Favorite Books
  • The New American Story
  • Good to Great
  • The World is Flat
  • Politics Lost

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Great Gatsby" drew inspiration from Long Island, New York, particularly Oyster Bay.
2. Both of the individual's parents served in World War II.
3. They were born with the birth defect dysplasia.
4. During childhood, they excelled as an athlete.
5. Their love for sports extended to swimming, tennis, and skating.
6. Their childhood dream was to become a doctor.
7. They brought the UK's "Teletubbies" to the United States.
8. By 2008, they had grown eBay's revenue to 8 billion USD and had a team of 15,000 employees before departing.
9. In 2002, they generously donated 30 million USD to Princeton.
10. They set a record as the most self-funded political candidate in US history.
11. In 2015, they ranked 7th on Fortune's list of the world's highest-paid women.
12. In 2014, Forbes magazine placed them 20th in their list of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the World.
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