# Meg Whitman

> Margaret Cushing 'Meg' Whitman is a billionaire business executive and diplomat who transformed eBay from a 30-person startup into an $8 billion e-commerce giant, later restructured Hewlett-Packard, and served as U.S. Ambassador to Kenya. With a net worth of $4 billion, she's navigated roles from Procter & Gamble brand manager to failed California gubernatorial candidate to diplomatic envoy, making her one of the most prominent women in American business and politics.

- **Role:** Lead Independent Director at Fervo Energy, Non-Executive Director at CoreWeave
- **Organizations:** Fervo Energy, CoreWeave, The Nature Conservancy, eBay (former CEO), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (former CEO), Quibi (former CEO), Goldman Sachs (former board), Procter & Gamble (former board), DreamWorks (former board), Zipcar (former board), Princeton University
- **From:** Huntington, New York, USA
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. in Economics (with honors), Princeton University, M.B.A., Harvard Business School, High School Diploma, Cold Spring Harbor Jr./Sr. High School
- **Known for:** Transformed eBay from $4M to $8B in annual revenue (1998-2008), Named among Fortune's top five most powerful women multiple times, Harvard Business Review ranked her eighth-best CEO

## Career timeline

- **1979** — Joined Procter & Gamble as brand manager
- **1989-1992** — Senior Vice President at Bain & Company
- **1989** — VP Strategic Planning at Walt Disney Company
- **1995** — President and CEO of Florists' Transworld Delivery (FTD)
- **1997** — General Manager of Hasbro's Playskool Division
- **1998** — Became President and CEO of eBay (30 employees, $4M revenue)
- **2002** — Acquired PayPal for $1.5 billion
- **2005** — Purchased Skype for $4.1 billion
- **2008** — Resigned as CEO of eBay (15,000 employees, $8B revenue)
- **2010** — Ran for California Governor, lost to Jerry Brown after spending $178.5M
- **2011** — Named President and CEO of Hewlett-Packard
- **2015** — Oversaw HP split into HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- **2018** — Resigned as CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise; became CEO of Quibi
- **2020** — Quibi shut down after failing to meet subscriber targets
- **2022** — Confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to Kenya
- **2024** — Resigned as Ambassador following Trump's election victory
- **2026** — Appointed Lead Independent Director at Fervo Energy

## Achievements

- Transformed eBay from $4M to $8B in annual revenue (1998-2008)
- Named among Fortune's top five most powerful women multiple times
- Harvard Business Review ranked her eighth-best CEO
- Successfully acquired PayPal ($1.5B, 2002) and Skype ($4.1B, 2005)
- Led Hewlett-Packard's historic split into two companies (2015)
- Served as U.S. Ambassador to Kenya (2022-2024)
- First woman on Republican ticket for California governor
- Inducted into Business Hall of Fame (2008)
- Named 20th Most Powerful Woman in the World by Forbes (2014)
- Donated $30 million to Princeton University for Whitman College
- Climbed Mount Kilimanjaro
- Received honorary doctorate from Carnegie Mellon (2017)

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Appointed Lead Independent Director at Fervo Energy, a geothermal energy company
- **2025-02** — Appointed Advisory Board Chair of Kenya Rhino Range Expansion (KRRE) initiative
- **2024-11** — Resigned as U.S. Ambassador to Kenya following Trump's election victory
- **2024-05** — Eliminated from University of New Mexico presidential search before final interviews

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megwhitman
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/megwhitman
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meg.whitman/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/megwhitman/

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Last updated: 2026-05-03