Margaret Cushing "Meg" Whitman was President and Chief Executive Officer of eBay from March 1998 to March 2008, when she stepped down from her role. In 2006 Whitman endorsed Governor Mitt Romney for president and served in his campaign. After Romney withdrew, she endorsed Senator John McCain. She is a candidate for Governor of California in the November 2010 election.
Whitman has lived in Atherton, California since March 1998.