1894 11 years ago 1894 11 years ago
Whitman on the needed preogress in bringing more women into math, science, and tehcnology./nMeg Whitman earned her BA in economics from Princeton University in 1977 and continued to Harvard University for her MBA. Recruited by a headhunter in 1998, Whitman joined eBay when it had 30 employees and revenues of approximately $4 million. During her time as CEO, the company grew to approximately 15,000 employees and $8 billion in annual revenue by 2008. In February 2009, Whitman announced her candidacy for Governor of California, becoming the third woman in a twenty-year period to run for the office. She won the Republican primary in 2010, but lost to Democrat Jerry Brown in the general election. In 2011, Whitman was named the President and CEO of Hewlett-Packard.
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