Meg Whitman
American business executive
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Meg Whitman is an American business executive from California, born in 1956, with an estimated net worth of ~$4.1B Wikidata. Her wealth is tied to technology and executive leadership, though the provided data does not include a detailed company history Wikidata.
Philanthropy
Whitman-linked family foundations reported $450,272 in grants paid across three filings, with combined assets of $8,766,898 ProPublica 990. In 2023, the Whitman Family Foundation filings in Michigan and California reported $198,193 and $73,918 in grants paid, respectively, while the Louisiana filing for 2022 reported $178,161 in grants paid ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
From 2019-07-30 to 2025-12-26, she made 100 FEC-recorded contributions totaling $1,048,007.78 FEC. The largest recipients were the Biden Victory Fund ($505,600) and the DNC Services Corp / Democratic National Committee ($252,800), and the party breakdown shows $522,098 to Democrats, $1,000 to Republicans, and $524,909.78 to PAC/Other FEC.
In the News
Recent articles in the dataset mention Whitman in connection with California and a report that she was being considered for a university president role NewsAPI. Another item is a Fortune Tech roundup that includes her name among other business figures NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Political Contributions
By Party
Top Recipients
Score Breakdown
The PBS is a weighted average of 2 components. The formula is open and versioned — the weight percentages below show how much each component contributes to the final score.
Evidenced charitable giving — built on what they actually give each year, not parked assets. Dominated by generosity (annual giving relative to net worth — the share of your fortune you give), plus the absolute scale of that giving, plus a small nudge for signing the Giving Pledge (a commitment, not a realized action).
Data: ProPublica 990 charitable disbursements, net worth, The Giving Pledge registry
How much sourced, public accountability data exists — net worth, political contributions, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, and a verified profile. More public disclosure scores higher.
Data: FEC, SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata
Formula (v2): PBS = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Transparency
Scored on 6/23/2026 on a 0–100 scale. The score uses only the signals we have populated data for. Goal Impact, Controversy, and Community Approval are deferred until that data exists — Phase 1 goal adoption, controversy detection, and community votes respectively.
All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source. View on Wikidata