Meg Whitman, chief executive officer of Quibi SA, listens during The Wall Street Journal Tech Live Conference in Laguna Beach, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. The Tech Live conference brings together investors, founders and executives to foster innovation and drive growth within the tech industry. Photo Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) -- Former tech executive Meg Whitman is President Joe Biden’s pick to be U.S. ambassador to Kenya, the White House said Wednesday.
Whitman, who until earlier this year was chief executive of media content app Quibi, ran for governor of California as a Republican in 2010. She has supported Democrats in the last two presidential elections.
She was previously CEO of eBay Inc. and HP Inc. - , Bloomberg News