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How much do you really know about Meg Whitman? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Meg Whitman was the CEO of eBay when the company acquired PayPal for $1.5 billion.

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Meg Whitman was eBay's CEO from 1998 to 2008, and eBay acquired PayPal for $1.5 billion in October 2002, so the statement is true.

2.

Meg Whitman ran for governor of California as a Democrat in 2010.

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Whitman ran as a Republican, spending over $140 million of her own money, but lost to Jerry Brown.

3.

Meg Whitman was the first female CEO of a Fortune 50 company.

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Meg Whitman was not the first. Carly Fiorina became the first female CEO of a Fortune 50 company when she took over Hewlett-Packard in 1999. Fiorina's HP was ranked 13 on the Fortune 500.

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Meg Whitman was the CEO of Hewlett-Packard during its split into HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

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She oversaw the 2015 split as CEO, though the division was controversial and led to significant job cuts.

5.

Whitman personally invested in and helped found the dating app Bumble.

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Meg Whitman never invested in or helped found Bumble; it was founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd with backing from Andrey Andreev. Whitman’s known startup investments include Quibi and CloudHealth, not Bumble.

6.

Meg Whitman served as the CEO of eBay from 1998 to 2008.

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Meg Whitman led eBay as CEO from 1998 to 2008, a well-documented period during which the company grew significantly.

7.

Whitman started her career as a brand manager at Procter & Gamble.

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Her first job out of Harvard Business School was at P&G, where she worked on brands like Tide.

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Meg Whitman served on the board of directors for The Walt Disney Company.

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She was on Disney’s board from 2001 to 2006, bringing tech expertise during a period of digital transition.

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