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Meg Whitman

Former eBay CEO and current Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman is one of the most powerful women in the world and an inspirational leader in technology and business leadership.

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Om Meg Whitman

Meg Whitman was named CEO of Hewlett-Packard in 2011. Since then, the company, which oversees hardware, software and services for businesses, has projected annual revenue of more than $50 billion. In 2014, Forbes Magazine ranked Meg number 20 on their list of the 100 most powerful women in the world, and in 2008, she was named by The New York Times as one of the women most likely to become the first female president of the United States . Her most prominent role before Hewlett-Packard was as President and CEO of eBay between March 1998 and late 2008. Meg led the company to become a unique global e-commerce engine. Her prior expertise in brand building, combined with her experience in consumer technology, has helped eBay develop into a leading company that has revolutionized online commerce, payments and communications worldwide. Prior to eBay, Meg Whitman was general manager of Hasbro Inc.'s Pre-school Division, responsible for global management and marketing of two of the world's best-known children's brands, Playskool and Mr. Potato Head. During her time, Meg led the restructuring of the Pre-school Division and its subsequent return to profitability. From 1995 to 1997, Meg was President and CEO of Florists Transworld Delivery (FTD), the world's largest flower production company. While at FTD, she oversaw its transition from a florist-owned association to a for-profit, privately owned company. Prior to FTD, Meg Whitman was President of Stride Rite Corporation's Stride Rite Division, where she was responsible for the launch of the highly successful Munchkin baby shoe line and the repositioning of the Stride Rite brand and retail stores. She has also held the positions of executive vice president of the Kids Division and corporate vice president of strategic planning. Meg spent 1989 to 1992 at The Walt Disney Company, where she worked as senior vice president of marketing for the Disney Consumer Products Division. She also worked for eight years in the San Francisco office of Bain & Company, where she was a vice president. Meg started her career at Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati, where she worked in brand management from 1979 to 1981.