Carly Fiorina

In keeping with more than six decades of Hewlett-Packard corporate stewardship, and during a time when corporations made up 51 of the 100 largest economies in the world, Carly Fiorina took an unconventional route to becoming a corporate titan, starting as a medieval history major, a law school dropout and a secretary. In addition to an undergraduate degree from Stanford University, she holds an MBA from the University of Maryland, and a Masters of Science in Business from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to joining Hewlett-Packard, she rose through the ranks at AT&T and Lucent Technologies over a twenty-year span, leading the IPO of Lucent (at the time, the largest IPO in history) and becoming President of its largest business. In her memoir Tough Choices, a New York Times and international bestseller that has been translated into 12 languages, Fiorina talks about her life and her views on leadership, technology and workplace diversity. In March 2008, Fiorina was appointed Victory ‘08 Chairman for the Republican National Committee. In this role, she is the primary advocate for John McCain and the Republican Party. Utilizing her vital business experience. She also serves as a trustee for MIT, She serves as a member of the Defense Business Board, as well as the Advisory Group for Transformational Diplomacy for the Department of State. She has previously served on the boards of Cisco Systems, Kellogg Company, Cyber Trust and Merck & Company. She also sat on the New York Stock Exchange‘s executive board. She was a White House appointee to the U.S. Space Commission to advise it on the nation‘s space science agenda and to contribute a broad range of high-tech expertise. In addition, she recently served on the CIA’s External Advisory Board. In July 2001, Fiorina was named an honorary fellow of the London Business School.