
Carly Fiorina
politician | exec
Carly Fiorina is famous for moving from entry-level employee to top exec in record time. She has drawn upon her passion for leadership and problem-solving to become a major player in every sector ~ standing at the helm of major corporations, serving as chairman for multiple philanthropic initiatives, and even making a run for US Senate.
A sought-after speaker, regular news correspondent and bestselling author, Carly continues to distinguish herself as a woman of strong faith and conviction who is always ready to face the next challenge ~ including, changing the face of politics by running for the highest office in the land.
barrier-breaking | first woman to lead a Fortune 50 company
philanthropy | chair + donor for multiple foundations that create opportunity for women in the developing world
straight talk | directness and candor in her interviews + speeches + editorials + memoir
being a survivor | stage 2 breast cancer
1998 | named President of the Consumer Products Division Lucent, a spinoff of AT&T where she started as an entry-level sales rep just 15 years earlier
1999 | named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of tech giant Hewlett-Packard
2010 | challenged 3-term Senator Barbara Boxer {Democrat} for US Senate seat in California
from | to
real estate agency receptionist | legendary leader in the corporate + nonprofit sectors, prominent political activist and champion for women around the globe
born on
September 6, 1954
born in
Austin, Texas
birth name
Cara Carleton Sneed
nickname
Carly
citizen of
The United States of America
grew up in
Texas, New York, California, England, Africa
currently lives in
Virginia
daughter of
Madelon Montross
~ portrait and abstract artist ~
Joseph Tyree Sneed III
~ law school professor, dean, federal judge ~
sister of
1 older sister + 1 younger brother
educated at
elementary schools | New York, Connecticut and California
junior high schools | California and England
5 high schools | Ghana {Africa}, California, North Carolina
~ graduated from Charles E. Jordan High School, Durham, North Carolina ~
Stanford University
~ BA | 1976 ~
UCLA School of Law
~ dropped out after 1 semester | 1976 ~
Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
~ MBA, marketing | 1980 ~
Sloan School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
~ MS, management | 1989 ~
loved studying
medieval history + philosophy
divorced from
Todd Bartlem
~ 1977 - 1984 ~
married to
Frank Fiorina
~ 1985 to present ~
stepmother of
Tracy
Lori Ann
~ passed away in 2009 at age 35 ~
step-grandmother of
2 girls
advocate for
conservative politics + policies
encouraging women to turn out to vote
empowering women in developing countries through micro-finance
tweets
@CarlyFiorina
collapse bio bits"Make the choice to do something because it engages your heart as well as your mind. Make the choice because it engages all of you."
Massachusetts Institute of Technology commencement address | june 2000
"Values are signposts to guide people's behavior when rules aren't clear and the supervisor isn't present."
Tough Choices: A Memoir | september 2007
"We cannot always choose the hurdles we overcome, but we can choose how we overcome them."
Tough Choices: A Memoir | september 2007
"If a leader cannot stand tall in the face of uncertainty, risk and adversity, no one else will either."
Tough Choices: A Memoir | september 2007
"By holding women back, we're holding the whole world back."
Carly Fiorina's One Woman Initiative | february 2013
"Women are the most underutilized resource in the world."
The Interview: Carly Fiorina | september 2013
"My story is the American story."
American Legislative Exchange Council Annual Meeting | august 2014
"If you're tired of the sound bites, the vitriol, the pettiness, the egos, the corruption; if you believe that it's time to declare the end of identity politics; if you believe that it's time to declare the end of lowered expectations; if you believe that it's time for citizens to stand up to the political class and say enough, then join us."
Carly Fiorina for President | may 2015
for further reading about Carly Fiorina:
curated with care by Pauline Weger
Nancy Reagan Endorses Carly Fiorina for U.S. Senate
The former First Lady officially endorses her fellow Californian.
Fiorina Campaign | UCLA Digital Library
Thoughtful Deliberations
Carly joins a distinguished set of leaders from across the political spectrum to discuss shared American values and futures at this event hosted by the Ford Foundation and Georgetown University.
Ford Foundation
Carly Fiorina on the Intersection of Politics and Business
Carly speaks at one of America's largest + fastest growing law firms about the need for a less "separate spheres" approach to the relationship between public and private sectors.
Polsinelli Shughart
Carly Fiorina Interview
Carly has a candid conversation with Raj Mathai for NBC Interview.
Alex Bozovic
Carly Fiorina
Carly commands the podium at CPAC 2014, the conference she co-chaired that is put on annually by The American Conservative Union Foundation, which she also chairs.
Gage Skidmore
Carly Fiorina's campaign for US President
Carly announced that she's seeking the Republican nomination for the 2016 general election in May of 2015. The presidential hopeful has long been a political activist but has never held political office ~ which she sees as an advantage in a race dominated by career politicians.
Carly for President