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Carly Fiorina
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Carly Fiorina |

Carly Fiorina, August 2, 2004 |
Born | Cara Carleton Sneed
September 6, 1954 (age 58)
Austin, Texas, U.S. |
Alma mater | Stanford University (BA)
University of Maryland, College Park (MBA)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS) |
Occupation | BusinessExecutive
Politician |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Todd Bartlem (1977–1984)
Frank Fiorina (since 1985) |
Signature | |
Website |
carlyfiorina.com |
Carly Fiorina (born Cara Carleton Sneed; September 6, 1954) is an American business executive and a former California Republican candidate for the United States Senate. Fiorina served as chief executive officerof Hewlett-Packard from 1999 to 2005 and previously was an executive at AT&Tand its equipment and technology spinoff, Lucent.
Fiorina was considered one of the most powerful women in business during her tenure at Lucent and Hewlett-Packard. The spinoff, from HP, of Agilent Technologies – which had been initiated by her predecessor, Lew Platt – was completed shortly after she joined the company in 1999. Under herleadership, in 2002, the company completed a contentious merger with rival computer company Compaq. During her tenure, HP stock lost half its value.[1] In 2005, Fiorina was forced to resign as chief executive officer and chairman of HP following "differences [with the board of directors] about how to execute HP's strategy."[2]
In 2008, Fiorina served as an advisor to Republican presidentialcandidate John McCain. In 2010, Fiorina waged an unsuccessful challenge against incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer of California.[3]
Contents  [hide]  * 1 Early life * 2 Education and early career * 2.1 AT&T and Lucent * 2.2 Hewlett-Packard * 2.3 After HP * 3 Media career * 4 Politics * 4.1 Senate candidacy * 5 Personal life * 6 References * 7 Further reading *8 External links * 8.1 Interviews and speeches |
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[edit]Early life
Fiorina was born as Cara Carleton Sneed in Austin, Texas, on September 6, 1954,[4] the daughter of Joseph Tyree Sneed III – a law school professor, dean, and federal judge – and Madelon Montross (née Juergens), a portrait and abstract artist.[5]-------------------------------------------------
[edit]Education and early career
Fiorina attended Channing School in London, and later attended Charles E. Jordan High School in Durham, North Carolina, for her senior year; the family relocated frequently during this time. She received a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and medieval history from Stanford University in 1976. During her summers, she worked at a hair salon and asa secretary for Kelly Services.[6] She attended the UCLA School of Law in 1976 but dropped out[7] after one semester and worked as a receptionist for six months at a real estate firm Marcus & Millichap, moving up to a broker position before leaving for Italy, where she taught English.[8] Fiorina received a Master of Business Administration in marketing from the Robert H. Smith School ofBusiness at the University of Maryland, College Park in 1980. She received a Master of Science in management from the MIT Sloan School of Management under the Sloan Fellows program in 1989.
[edit]AT&T and Lucent
She joined AT&T in 1980 as a management trainee and rose to become a senior vice president overseeing the company's hardware and systems division. In 1995, Fiorina led corporateoperations for the spinoff from AT&T of Lucent, reporting to Lucent chief executive Henry B. Schacht;[9] she played a key role in planning and implementing the 1996 initial public offering of stock and company launch strategy.[10][11] Later in 1996, Fiorina was appointed president of Lucent's consumer products business, reporting to Rich McGinn, president and chief operating officer.[11] In...