Lore Harp McGovern

Lore Harp McGovern
Born
Lore Lange-Hegermann

(1944-03-03) March 3, 1944
Other namesLore Harp
Alma mater
Known forComputing industry pioneer, founder of Vector Graphic
Spouses
Robert S. Harp
(m. 1968; div. 1982)
    (m. 1982; died 2014)
    RelativesHermann Lange-Hegermann (grandfather)

    Lore Harp McGovern (née Lange-Hegermann, March 3, 1944) is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist based in California. She co-founded Vector Graphic, one of the earliest personal computing companies, in 1976. She served as the company's CEO and president, took it public, and saw an annual revenue of $36 million before she left the company in 1984.

    Harp McGovern was born in Poland under German occupation and moved to the United States following high school. She has founded or run companies in diverse fields including health care, educational publishing and high-tech, and is an investor in numerous start-up companies in Silicon Valley.