Full Name:
Cara Carleton 'Carly' Fiorina
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Frank; 2 Stepchildren: Traci, Lori (deceased)
Birth Date:
09/06/1954
Birth Place:
Austin, TX
Home City:
Los Altos Hills, CA
Attended, University of California, Los Angeles
Bachelors, Philosophy/Medieval Studies, Stanford University
MBA, University of Maryland
MS, Business, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Candidate, President of the United States, 2016
Candidate, United States Senate, 2010
No caucus information on file.
Former Employee, AT&T
Former Bookkeeper, Local Hair Salon
Former Employee, Lucent Technologies
Former Secretary, Real Estate Business
Chief Executive Officer, Hewlett-Packard, 1999-2005
Chair, American Conservative Union Foundation, present
Advisory Board Member, Central Intelligence Agency, present
Chair, Good360, present
Chair, Opportunity International, present
Chair, Unlocking Potential Project, present
Former Member, Advisory Group for Transformational Diplomacy, Department of State
Former Board Member, Business Executives for National Security
Former Member, Defense Business Board
Chair, Fiorina Foundation
Former Board Member, Ford's Theatre
Former Board Member, Freedom House
Former Vice Chair, Initiative for Global Development
Former Global Envoy, Livestrong
Former Trustee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Former Board Member, National Symphony Orchestra
Former Chair, One Woman Initiative
Former Board Chair, Technology Policy Institute
Founding Partner, The African Leadership Academy
Former Board Member, Vital Voices
Favorite Movie:
Secretariat
Favorite Musician:
The Doobie Brothers, Hall & Oates, The Eagles
Number of Grandchildren:
Two
Publications:
Tough Choices: A Memoir (2006);
Rising to the Challenge: My Leadership Journey (2015)
Reason for Seeking Public Office:
Our founders never intended us to have a professional political class. They believed that citizens and leaders needed to step forward. If you believe that it's time for citizens to stand up to the political class and say enough, then join us.