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Career
- Hewlett-Packard Company
- 2014–present
- Chairman Palo Alto, California USA
- 2011–present
- Chief Executive Officer and President Palo Alto, California USA
- Hewlett-Packard GlobalSoft Private Limited
- President, Director and Chief Executive Officer Bengaluru, Karnataka Republic of India
- Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers
- 2011
- Strategic Adviser Menlo Park, California USA
- eBay
- 1998–2008
- President and Chief Executive Officer and served as its Special Advisor San Jose, California USA
- Chief Executive Officer eBay Eachnet Co. Ltd
- Hasbro Inc.
- 1997–1998
- General Manager Playskool Division / Pawtucket, Rhode Island USA
- Florists’ Transworld Delivery
- 1995–1996
- President and Chief Executive Officer Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
- Stride Rite Corporation
- 1992–1995
- President and Executive Vice President of Product Development, Marketing, and Merchandising Children's Group and Keds Division / Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
- Walt Disney Company
- 1989–1992
- Senior Vice President of Marketing Disney Consumer Products Division / Los Angeles, California USA
- Bain & Company
- 1981–1989
- Consultant / Senior Vice President San Francisco, California, USA
- Procter & Gamble
- 1979–1981
- Brand Manager Cincinnati, Ohio USA
Directorships
- 2014–present
- Hewlett-Packard Chairman of the Board of Directors
- 2011–present
- Hewlett-Packard Member, Board of Directors
- 2011–present
- ArcSight Inc. Member, Board of Directors
- 2011–present
- Zaarly, Inc. Member, Board of Directors
- 2011–present
- The Procter & Gamble Company Independent Director
- 2011–present
- The Nature Conservancy Member, Board of Directors
- Teach for America Member, Board of Directors
- 2011–2013
- Zipcar Member, Board of Directors; Member of Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee
- 2003–2008
- The Procter & Gamble Company Member, Board of Directors
- 2001–2002
- Goldman Sachs Member, Board of Directors
- 1998–2009
- eBay Foundation Member, Board of Directors
- Rosewood Capital Member, Advisory Board
- Staples Inc. Member, Board of Directors
Accomplishments of note
- 2010
- Republician candidate: for Governor of California State of California gubernatorial election Lost General Election to Democrat Jerry Brown
- Named: one of the 25 "most powerful people in business" Fortune Magazine / New York, New York USA Years: 2004 and 2005
- 2004
- Named: one of the world's 100 most influential people Time Magazine / New York, New York USA
- 2002
- Ranked: number one on List of Best Chief Executive Officers Worth (magazine) / New York, New York USA
- Named: one of the 25 Most Powerful Business Managers Business Week / New York, New York USA Years: 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007 and 2008
Professional honors and awards
- 2014
- Corporate Citizenship Award National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc. (NACME)
- 2014
- Kellogg Award for Distinguished Leadership Kellogg Award for Distinguished Leadership
- 2011
- International Entrepreneur of the Year Henry W. Bloch School of Management / University of Missouri-Kansas City
- 2008
- Induction, U.S. Business Hall of Fame Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Community
Community service
- 2006–present
- Griffith R. Harsh IV and Margaret C. Whitman Charitable Foundation Saratoga Springs, New York USA Co-founder and co-trustee
- 2002
- Donated $30million to Princeton University Princeton, New Jersey USA To establish Whitman College, a new residential college
- Nationality
- American
- Politics
- Republican
- Denomination
- Presbyterian
Education
- University
- Princeton University Princeton, New Jersey, USA Bachelor of Arts with honors Economi 1974–1977
- Secondary school
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Cold Spring Harbor High School
Cold Spring Harbor, New York USA
Class of 1974
Graduated after three years
- Post-Graduate
- Harvard Business School Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree conferred 1979
- Native language
- English
Family
Vital statistics
- Birth information
- August 4, 1956
- Gender
- Female
- Place of birth
- Cold Spring Harbor, New York USA
- Marital status
- Married
Marriage
- 1980–present
- Dr. Griffith Rutherford Harsh IV 2 children Griffith Rutherford Harsh V William Harsh
Parents
- Father
- Hendricks Hallett Whitman, Jr. (1921 - 1991)
- Mother
- Margaret Cushing (Goodhue) Whitman (1920-2010)
Grandparents
- Father's father
- Hendricks Hallett Whitman, Sr. (1884-1950)
- Father's mother
- Adelaide (Chatfield-Taylor) Whitman Sohier (1891--1982)
- Mother's father
- Lawrence Cushing Goodhue (1889-1915)
- Mother's mother
- Gertrude Munroe (Smith) Goodhue (1891-1955)