Background
Whitman, Meg was born on August 4, 1956 in Long Island, New York, United States. Daughter of Hendricks Hallett and Margaret (Goodhue) Whitman.
Whitman, Meg was born on August 4, 1956 in Long Island, New York, United States. Daughter of Hendricks Hallett and Margaret (Goodhue) Whitman.
Bachelor in Economics, Princeton University, 1977. Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1979.
Brand assistant The Procter & Gamble Company, 1979—1981. Vice president Bain & Company, 1982—1989. Senior vice president marketing & consumer products division The Walt Disney Co, Burbank, California, 1989—1992.
Corporation vice president strategic planning Stride Rite Corporation, 1992—1993, executive vice president Keds division, 1993—1994, president Stride Rite Division, 1994—1995. President, Chief Executive Officer Florists' Transworld Delivery (FTD), 1995—1997. General manager preschool division Hasbro Inc., 1997—1998.
President, Chief Executive Officer eBay, Inc., San Jose, California, 1998—2008. Co-chair Republican Victory '08, 2008. Running for the 2010 Republican nomination for California governor, since 2009.
Board directors eBay, Inc., 1998—2009, Staples Inc., 1999—2008, The Goldman Sachs Group Inc., 2001—2002, The Procter & Gamble Company, 2003—2008, Gap Inc., 2003—2006, DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., 2005—2008, Hewlett-Packard Company, since 2011.
Board trustees Princeton University. Fellow: American Academy Arts & Sciences.
Married Griffith Rutherford Harsh IV. Children: Griff, Will.