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Motive, the AI-powered Integrated Operations Platform for the physical economy, has appointed Meg Whitman, renowned technology leader and former CEO of Hewlett-Packard and eBay, to its Board of Directors. With decades of leadership across both the technology sector and public service, Whitman’s appointment marks a significant milestone as Motive expands its AI-driven platform to new markets and customers in critical industries.
Motive appoints Meg Whitman, former CEO of HP and eBay, to its Board of Directors.
Whitman brings decades of leadership experience spanning tech and public sector roles.
She previously served as U.S. Ambassador to Kenya and led boards at GM, P&G, Dropbox, and CoreWeave.
Motive CEO Shoaib Makani cites her expertise in scaling global businesses as invaluable for growth.
Whitman praises Motive for transforming the physical economy with its AI-powered platform.
Motive currently serves nearly 100,000 customers across industries including logistics, construction, and energy.
Meg Whitman joins Motive’s Board as the company continues to expand its leadership in AI for physical operations, unifying safety, operations, and finance teams on one platform. Reflecting on her appointment, Whitman stated, “Motive is transforming how the physical economy operates by bringing safety, operations, and finance teams together in one AI-powered platform. I’m excited to join the Board as Motive advances its mission to empower the people who run physical operations with AI to make their work safer and more productive.”
Whitman has held some of the most influential executive roles in the technology sector. As CEO of Hewlett-Packard from 2011 to 2015, and earlier as President and CEO of eBay from 1998 to 2008, she oversaw periods of dramatic growth and transformation. Her leadership extended into the public sector as U.S. Ambassador to Kenya from 2022 to 2024. She also brings significant boardroom experience, having served on the boards of General Motors, Procter & Gamble, Dropbox, and CoreWeave.
Shoaib Makani, CEO and Co-Founder of Motive, highlighted Whitman’s contribution to the company’s vision: “Meg’s track record of scaling global businesses at eBay and driving operational transformation at Hewlett-Packard will be invaluable as we extend our AI leadership, enter new markets, and help our customers tackle their most complex challenges. Her perspective will be a significant asset to the Motive Board.”
Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time, safety, operations, and finance teams can manage their workers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet-related spend in a single system. Motive serves nearly 100,000 customers from small businesses to Fortune 500 enterprises such as Halliburton, KONE, Komatsu, NBC Universal, and Maersk across a wide range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, waste services, and the public sector.
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