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Meg Whitman (Margaret Cushing Whitman) was born on 4 August, 1956 in Huntington, New York, U.S., is an American business executive and diplomat (born 1956). Discover Meg Whitman's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?

Popular As Margaret Cushing Whitman
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Age 67 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 4 August, 1956
Birthday 4 August
Birthplace Huntington, New York, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Who Is Meg Whitman's Husband?

Her husband is Griffith R. Harsh (m. 1980)

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Meg Whitman Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Meg Whitman worth at the age of 67 years old? Meg Whitman’s income source is mostly from being a successful business executive. She is from United States. We have estimated Meg Whitman's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 4.5 billion USD (2020)
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1956

Margaret Cushing Whitman (born August 4, 1956) is an American business executive, diplomat, and politician serving as the United States ambassador to Kenya since 2022.

1974

Whitman attended Cold Spring Harbor High School in Cold Spring Harbor, New York, graduating after three years in 1974.

In her memoirs, she says she was in the top 10 of her class.

She wanted to be a doctor, so she studied math and science at Princeton University.

However, after spending a summer selling advertisements for the magazine Business Today, she changed over to the study of economics.

1977

She graduated with an A.B. in economics with honors from Princeton University in 1977 after completing an 83-page-long senior thesis titled "The Marketing of American Consumer Products in Western Europe."

1979

Whitman then obtained an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1979.

Whitman is married to Griffith Harsh IV, Chair of Neurosurgery at the University of California, Davis, previously at Stanford University Medical Center.

They have two sons, Griffith Harsh V and William Harsh, both of whom had college careers marred by violent behavior.

Whitman began her career in 1979 as a brand manager at Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Whitman later moved on to work as a consultant at Bain & Company.

She rose through the ranks to achieve the position of senior vice president.

1980

Whitman was an executive at The Walt Disney Company, where she was vice president of Strategic Planning throughout the 1980s.

1989

Whitman became vice president of strategic planning at the Walt Disney Company in 1989.

1990

In the 1990s, she was an executive for DreamWorks, Procter & Gamble, and Hasbro.

During Whitman's 10 years with eBay, she oversaw its expansion from 30 employees and $4 million in annual revenue, to more than 15,000 employees and $8 billion in annual revenue.

1995

Two years later, she joined the Stride Rite Corporation before becoming president and CEO of Florists' Transworld Delivery in 1995.

1997

As Hasbro's Playskool Division general manager, starting in January 1997, she oversaw global management and marketing of two children's brands, Playskool and Mr. Potato Head.

She also imported the UK's children's television show Teletubbies into the U.S.

1998

Whitman was president and chief executive officer (CEO) of eBay from 1998 to 2008.

Whitman has lived in Atherton, California, since March 1998.

2007

Whitman College, a residential college completed in 2007 at Princeton University, was named for Meg Whitman following her $30 million donation.

2008

presidential campaign official for Republican Mitt Romney in both 2008 and 2012, although she supported Democrats Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden in the 2016 presidential election and the 2020 presidential election, respectively.

In 2008, Whitman was cited by The New York Times as among the women most likely to become the first female president of the United States.

2010

A member of the Republican Party, she ran for governor of California but was defeated by former governor Jerry Brown in California's 2010 gubernatorial election.

Whitman was a senior

She ran for governor of California in 2010, winning the Republican primary.

The fifth-wealthiest woman in California with a net worth of $1.3 billion in 2010, she spent, at the time, more of her own money on a single election than any other political candidate in American history.

Whitman was defeated by Democratic former Governor Jerry Brown in the 2010 California gubernatorial election, 54% to 41%.

In December 2021, Whitman was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as the United States Ambassador to Kenya.

She was confirmed in July 2022 and took office the following month.

Whitman was born in Cold Spring Harbor, New York, the daughter of Margaret Cushing (née Goodhue) and Hendricks Hallett Whitman Jr.

Her patrilineal great-great-great-grandfather, Elnathan Whitman, was a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

Through her father, Whitman is also a great-great-granddaughter of U.S. Senator Charles B. Farwell, of Illinois.

On her mother's side, she is a great-granddaughter of historian and jurist Munroe Smith and a great-great-granddaughter of General Henry S. Huidekoper.

Her paternal grandmother, born Adelaide Chatfield-Taylor, was the daughter of writer Hobart Chatfield-Taylor and his wife, Rose Farwell Chatfield-Taylor, and the sister of economist Wayne Chatfield-Taylor.

2011

Afterwards, she became president and CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from 2011 to 2015, during the company's major split.

2014

In 2014, Whitman was named 20th in Forbes List of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the World.

2018

She then served as the CEO of Quibi from its launch in 2018 until its closure in 2020.

2020

The $144 million of her own fortune she used for the race (the campaign spent $178.5 million in total, including money from donors) was surpassed only by Michael Bloomberg in the 2020 presidential election.