My Take
Linda McMahon is one of those figures who keeps reinventing herself and somehow keeps landing on her feet — and I mean that as a genuine compliment. Growing up in New Bern, North Carolina, going to East Carolina University, working as a paralegal and translator before co-building WWE into a global sports-entertainment empire as its CEO — that career arc alone is wild. But what really gets me is that she didn't stop there: she ran for U.S. Senate (twice, and yeah, she lost both times), then served as head of the Small Business Administration under Trump from 2017 to 2019, advising on policy that affected millions of small business owners. Say what you will about her politics, the woman has a relentless drive and a knack for moving between wildly different arenas without missing a beat — corporate boardroom, political campaign trail, federal agency — and she navigates all of it with the same unapologetic confidence.
Overview
Linda Marie McMahon ( mək-MAN; née Edwards; born October 4, 1948) is an American administrator, business executive and former professional wrestling executive who has served as the 13th United States secretary of education since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served as the 25th administrator of the Small Business Administration from 2017 to 2019.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Linda McMahon
- Name (Japanese)
- リンダ・マクマホン
- Reading
- りんだ・まくまほん
- Born
- October 4, 1948 (age 77)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rat
- Origin
- New Bern, North Carolina, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 167 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- entrepreneur / politician / executive / translator / paralegal
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Havelock High School
- University
- East Carolina University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.