Meg Whitman: The Present CEO of HP and Famous Ex CEO of eBay

Meg Whitman is a very famous and old name in the field of technology. She was born in New York and graduated in Princeton University and Harvard Business School. She has been in vital position in various big technological industries like Hasbro, DreamWorks, etc. But she came to spotlight after being the CEO and President of eBay. She just did not just work in the company; she stayed there successfully for 11 long years and expanded it to an unimaginable new height. Before her joining, eBay had only 30 employees and $4 million annual revenue and when she left, it had a staggering annual revenue of $8 billion and 15,000 of employees. That shows that, Meg Whitman is not just another women who became a head of any technological company. In fact, she is the one who has made eBay what it is today.

Meg Whitman is now the CEO of HP, another big company that has nothing to be introduced. However, HP is now facing a huge pressure from every side of their business as they have some big failed projects including the catastrophic TouchPad. They have taken some huge decisions like shutting the entire hardware production and the investors are now very concerned. They have removed their previous CEO and now they have appointed Meg Whitman as their new CEO. This action shows that how much people believe on her ability. She is an icon of a successful CEO not only for the women, but also for everyone. She also joined the Giving Pledge program where many billionaires have donated a huge portion of their wealth by giving away half of her money. This list includes many famous people like Mark Zuckerberg and other famous entrepreneurs.

Meg Whitman has been a great inspiration for the women in technology and she is still doing a great job at her present position. She is not only a woman who could do, she is someone who is to be followed.

Works Cited

Wikipedia.com. "Meg Whitman." 2001. Wikipedia.com. November 2011 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meg_Whitman>.