The Never-Ending Auction - Meg Whitman

When Meg Whitman joined eBay as president and CEO in March 1998, the company had 30 employees and $4.7 million in revenues, with 500,000 registered users using the U.S.-based auction site. By the time Whitman stepped down a decade later in 2008, eBay had expanded worldwide with auction websites in more than 3 dozen countries, over 15,000 employees, and nearly $8 billion in revenues. Under Whitman, eBay grew from a little-known auction site to a worldwide brand that provided an easy outlet for nearly anyone with access to a computer to buy and sell products online and accept electronic payment. Thanks to Whitman, the auction never ends.