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Marina von Neumann Whitman, pioneering GM economist of Roger Smith era, dies at 90

Marina von Neumann Whitman.
Marina von Neumann Whitman, a former General Motors vice president and chief economist, died May 20, 2025. (UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FORD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY)
May 28, 2025 12:07 PM

Marina von Neumann Whitman, an economist and professor who rose at General Motors in the 1980s to become one of the auto industry’s most senior female executives, died May 20. She was 90.

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