Meg Whitman was confirmed in a unanimous vote by the U.S. Senate as the eighteenth United States Ambassador to Kenya on July 14, 2022. In Kenya she focused on accelerating economic growth and development, forged new conservation initiatives, supported good governance and democratic principles and oversaw significant humanitarian assistance. She returned home in December 2024 with the change in U.S. administration. Ambassador Whitman has significant experience leading business organizations, from start-ups to large multinational companies in Silicon Valley. She has served as the President and CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise and the Hewlett-Packard Company, both multinational information technology companies. She also served as President and CEO of eBay Inc, an online marketplace and digital payments company. Ms. Whitman has also been a member of numerous corporate boards of directors, including those of Procter & Gamble, General Motors, Dropbox, and recently joined the board of CoreWeave, Inc.
Committed to equality in education and protection of the environment, Ambassador Whitman has been National Board Chair of Teach For America and a Member of the Board of Trustees of The Nature Conservancy. Ambassador Whitman is married to Dr. Griffith Harsh, a neurosurgeon. They have two grown sons and three grandchildren. Whitman holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an AB in Economics from Princeton University, Class of 1977.