Lore Harp McGovern
Lore Harp McGovern | |
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| Born | Lore Lange-Hegermann March 3, 1944 |
| Other names | Lore Harp |
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| Known for | Computing industry pioneer, founder of Vector Graphic |
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| Relatives | Hermann 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.