Meg Whitman Height, Weight, Age, Biography, Husband & More
Meg Whitman Height, Weight, Age, Biography, Husband & More
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| Bio | |
| Real Name | Margaret Cushing "Meg" Whitman |
| Nickname | Meg |
| Profession | Politician, Business executive |
| Party | Republican |
| Political Journey | ā¢ In 2008, she supported Mitt Romney's presidential campaign. ā¢ When Romney stepped out of the race, she joined McCain's presidential campaign as a national co-chair. ā¢ Meg Whitman announced to run for Governor of California Election 2010, on February 10, 2009. ā¢ Whitman released a political ad, "A Lifetime in Politics A Legacy of Failure", in June 2010. ā¢ She endorsed Mitt Romney in 2012 Republican Primaries. ā¢ She was finance co-chair of Chris Christie's presidential campaign during the 2016 Republican primaries. |
| Business Journey | ā¢ In 1979, Meg Whitman joined as a brand manager Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati, Ohio. ā¢ In 1989, she became vice president of strategic planning at The Walt Disney Company. ā¢ In 1991, Whitman joined Stride Rite Corporation. ā¢ In 1995, she became President and CEO of Florist's Transworld Delivery. ā¢ In 1997, as Hasbro's Playskool Division General Manager, Whitman saw marketing and Global management of two children's brands, Mr Potato Head and Playskool. ā¢ On March 1998, she joined eBay. ā¢ In November 2007, Meg Whitman resigned as CEO of eBay. ā¢ She joined Hewlett-Packard's board of directors in January 2011 and was named CEO on September 22, 2011. |
| Biggest Rival | Politics: Jerry Brown, Hillary Clinton Business: Microsoft |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height | in centimeters- 185 cm in meters- 1.85 m in Feet Inches- 6ā 1ā |
| Weight | in Kilograms- 78 kg in Pounds- 172 lbs |
| Eye Colour | Blue |
| Hair Colour | Blonde |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | August 4, 1956 |
| Age (as in 2016) | 60 Years |
| Birth Place | Cold Spring Harbor, New York, USA |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Leo |
| Nationality | American |
| Hometown | Huntington, New York, USA |
| School | Cold Spring Harbor High School, Cold Spring Harbor New York |
| College | Princeton University, Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Educational Qualifications | MBA |
| Debut | 2008 |
| Family | Father- Hendricks Hallett Whitman, Jr. Mother- Margaret Cushing Whitman  Brothers- N/A Sisters- N/A |
| Religion | Presbyterianism |
| Address | Atherton, California |
| Hobbies | Travelling, fly-fishing |
| Controversies | ā¢ During her tenure as CEO of eBay, she shoved her subordinate to which she settled down later. ā¢ She was criticized for exploiting and humiliating her housekeeper Nicky Diaz Santillan. ā¢ She was criticized for making statement to suspend Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. ā¢ She made a controversial statement to prohibit illegal immigrant students from attending state-funded institutions of higher education. ā¢ During her campaign for Governor of California, she was largely self-funded and spent 144 million USD from her own personal funds. ā¢ It was reported that Meg Whitman did not vote for 28 years. |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favorite Politician | Not Known |
| Favorite Quote | āRun to the fireā |
| Favorite Food | Not Known |
| Favorite Film | Not Known |
| Favorite Book | The New American Story, Good to Great, The World is Flat, Politics Lost |
| Boys, Affairs and More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Not Known |
| Husband | Dr. Griffith R. Harsh IV, Professor of Neurosurgery (married 1980)  |
| Children | Son- William Harsh, Griffith Rutherford Harsh V  Daughter- N/A |
| Money Factor | |
| Net Worth | 2.1 billion USD |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Meg Whitman
Does Meg Whitman smoke?: No
Does Meg Whitman drink alcohol?: No
Her birthplace,Ā Long Island, New York in Oyster Bay, wasĀ one of the inspirational settings for F. Scott Fitzgeraldās āGreat Gatsby.
Both of her parents,Ā Hendricks Hallett Whitman, Jr. andĀ Margaret Cushing Whitman, served in World War II.
When Meg Whitman was born, she had a birth defect called dysplasia.
She was a good athlete in her child hood and liked many sports like swimming, tennis and skating.
Whitman wanted to go in the field of medicines and dreamed of becoming Ā a doctor.
She introduced UKās childrenās television show āTeletubbiesā into the United States.
She joined eBay in 1988 when it had only 30 employees with 4 million USD revenue and she raised the revenue of eBay to 8 billion USD with 15000 employees before she left in 2008.
Meg Whitman donated 30 million USD to Princeton in 2002 and the Whitman College Residence is named after her.
While running for California Governor, she spent more of her own money (144 million USD) and became the most self-funded political candidate in the history of US politics.
In 2015 Fortuneās list, Meg Whitman was ranked 7 as the highest paid women in the world.
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