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 Meg Whitman in 2007.
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| Born | Margaret Cushing Whitman August 4, 1956 Long Island, New York, U.S. |
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| Occupation | former President and CEO, eBay |
| Net worth | ▲ US$1.4 billion (2007)[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Griffith Rutherford Harsh IV |
| Children | 2 |
Margaret Cushing "Meg" Whitman[2] (born August 4, 1956)[3] was President and Chief Executive Officer of eBay from March 1998 to March 2008, when she stepped down from her role. She has been a director since March 1998, and continues to serve in that capacity. Ms. Whitman joined eBay when it was a small auction website with 30 employees, revenues of more than $4 million.citation needed According to Forbes magazine, Whitman was worth an estimated $1.4 billion in 2007.[1] She is one of only seven women to have been repeatedly ranked among the world's most influential people by Time magazine.[4] Whitman was mentioned as a possible Vice Presidential candidate for presumptive Republican presidential candidate John McCain until McCain picked Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.
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Background and education
Whitman was born in Long Island, New York, the daughter of Hendricks Hallett Whitman and Margaret (Goodhue) Whitman.[5][6] Whitman attended Cold Spring Harbor High School in Cold Spring Harbor, New York. She earned a Bachelor of Economics from Princeton University where she was a member of the student organization Business Today. She received an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1979.[7]
Career
Before eBay, Ms. Whitman was with toymaker Hasbro, overseeing global management and marketing of two of the world's best-known children's brands, Playskool and Mr. Potato Head. In previous years, she held executive positions at the Stride Rite Corporation and at the Walt Disney Company. Meg also worked for eight years at Bain & Company's San Francisco office, where she was a vice president. She began her career in 1979 at Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ms. Whitman also serves on the boards of the eBay Foundation, Procter & Gamble and DreamWorks Animation. [7]
Philanthropy
Whitman has donated more than $30 million to her alma mater, Princeton University. The donation has allowed the construction of the university's sixth residential college, Whitman College, which opened in Fall 2007.[8][9] Whitman's donation to Princeton has been criticized as extravagant. [10]
Political activities
Whitman has made numerous political donations to various candidates and PACs. While these have gone to both Republican and Democratic beneficiaries, the donations seem to be weighted to Republican politicians such as Orrin Hatch, Charles Pickering, and George Allen. [11]
Whitman was a supporter of former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney's presidential campaign [12][13] in 2008 and was on his "National Finance Team".[14] She was also listed as Finance co-chair of Romney's campaign exploratory committee. [15] After Romney stepped out of the race, Whitman joined John McCain's presidential campaign as a national co-chair. [16]
She has political ambitions of her own and is considering a run for Governor of California in the 2010 election.[17] Whitman was also named as a dark horse candidate for the Vice Presidential slot in McCain's 2008 presidential bid.[18]
At the Republican National Convention (2008), Whitman gave a speech about what presumptive presidential nominee McCain would do in his first one hundred days in office if elected President of the United States.
Whitman was also mentioned by McCain as a possible Secretary of the Treasury during the second of three United States presidential election debates in 2008.[19]
Meg Whitman was mentioned by John McCain in a town hall debate against Barack Obama, that she became CEO of ebay when it only had 12 employees, this is inaccurate, Pierre Omidyar the founder of ebay stated that Whitman joined the company in March 1998 when the company had 30 employees. [20]
Criticism
References
- ^ a b Miller, Matthew (2007-09-20). "#361 Margaret Whitman". The Forbes 400. Forbes.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-13.
- ^ President Bush Announced His Intention to Appoint 32 Individuals to Serve as Members of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations
- ^ Mark Bigault (2007-06-05). "Meg Whitman" (HTML). Retrieved on 2008-04-20.
- ^ Lal, Neeta (2008-01-04). "Corporate Queens", Khaleej Times Online. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ Meg Whitman to Wed June 7 - Free Preview - The New York Times
- ^ "Hendricks H. Whitman, Executive, 70", New York Times (February 23, 1991). Retrieved on [2008-08-20].
- ^ a b Meg Whitman Business Biography
- ^ Meg Whitman at Bizography.com
- ^ Brush, Silla (2008-01-23). "Whitman '77 makes $30 million donation", The Daily Princetonian. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
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- ^ Meg Whitman at newsmeat.com
- ^ Governor Mitt Romney Announces First Group of National Finance Co-Chairs
- ^ MTP transcript for Oct. 21, 2007 - Meet the Press, online at MSNBC - MSNBC.com
- ^ Romney Reaps $20 Million to Top G.O.P. Rivals - New York Times
- ^ Election Center 2008: Candidates - Election & Politics News from CNN.com
- ^ John McCain 2008 - John McCain for President
- ^ Joe, Steve (2008-01-25). "EBay's retiring chief may run for California governor", Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ Montanaro, Domenico. "All about McCain".
- ^ Reuters (2008). McCain, Obama discuss possible Treasury secretary picks. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
- ^ http://valleywag.com/5060675/ebay-founder-factchecks-john-mccain
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