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eBay has been a cyberspace powerhouse for more than a decade. But its auction business has slowed. CEO Meg Whitman has been trying to make the site more user-friendly and to clamp down on fraudulent sellers. She talked with Kai Ryssdal in our Conversations From the Corner Office.

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Who: Meg Whitman, president and CEO of eBay

Education: Earned a bachelor of economics degree from Princeton University and an M.B.A from Harvard Business School.

What you may not know: When she bids for products on eBay, she prefers the “proxy bid” method that sets a cap on how much she’s willing to pay.

Personal: She is married to Griffith R. Harsh IV and has two children.

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