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'''Cara Carleton''' "'''Carly'''" '''Fiorina''' (née '''Sneed'''; born September 6, 1954) is an American businesswoman. Fiorina is known primarily for her tenure as CEO of [[Hewlett-Packard]] (HP) and as Chair of the philanthropic organization Good360. She ran for the [[Republican Party]]'s nomination of [[President of the United States]] in 2016. She has since become a [[Never Trumper]].<ref>Caplan, Joshua (December 16, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/16/carly-fiorina-vital-for-trump-to-be-impeached/ Carly Fiorina: ‘Vital’ for Trump to Be Impeached]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 16, 2019.</ref><ref>Yilek, Caitlin (December 16, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/vital-that-he-be-impeached-carly-fiorina-breaks-ranks-with-republicans-on-trump 'Vital that he be impeached': Carly Fiorina breaks ranks with Republicans on Trump]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved December 16, 2019.</ref>
'''Carly Fiorina''' (born September 6, 1954) was president and chief executive officer As [[Chief Executive Officer]] of [[Hewlett-Packard|HP]] Company, one of the largest global technology companies in the world, from 1999 to 2005. Previously she held senior leadership positions at [[AT&T]] and [[Lucent Technologies]] for nearly , Fiorina was the first woman to lead a Top-20 years. company as ranked by ''[[Fortune 500|Fortune]]'' magazine ranked her the most powerful woman in American business Magazine.<refname=Sellers09>{{cite news|last1=Sellers|first1=Patricia|title=Behind Fortune's Most Powerful Women|url=http://money.cnnfortune.com/magazines2009/fortune03/fortune_archive23/1998behind-fortunes-most-powerful-women/10|accessdate=April 1, 2015|work=Fortune|date=March 23, 2009}}</12ref> In 2002, Fiorina oversaw what was then the largest technology sector merger in history, in which HP acquired rival [[personal computer]] manufacturer, [[Compaq]]. The transaction made HP the world's largest seller of personal computers.<ref>{{Cite web|title = The H-P/249284Compaq Union, From Controversy to Success|url = https:/index/blogs.htmwsj.com/deals/2007/08/16/the-h-pcompaq-union-from-controversy-to-success/ |website = WSJ Blogs – Deal Journal |date = 2007-08-16|accessdate = 2015-10-08|first = Stephen|last = Grocer}}</ref> and <ref>Bagley, Constance. ''[[Time magazine|Time]https://books.google.com/books?id=WjVBBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA599&lpg=PA599 Managers and the Legal Environment: Strategies for the 21st Century]'' listed her as one of the top 100 most influential people , p. 599 (Cengage Learning 2015).</ref> HP subsequently laid off 30,000 U.S. employees in the worldorder to save 80,000 jobs. <ref>{{Cite web|title = Carly Fiorina: Secretary to CEO|url = http://webwww.mitFromSecretarytoCEO.edu/newsoffice/2005/time100com |website = Carly Fiorina: Secretary to CEO| accessdate = 2016-0413.html01-06}}</ref> She is a graduate of [<ref name=Farley/><ref name="Goldman">Goldman, David. [Stanford University]https://money.cnn.com/2015/09/21/technology/fiorina-layoffs/ "Behind Carly Fiorina's 30,000 HP layoffs"] and holds a master of science degree from , [[MITCNN]]'s Sloan School(September 21, 2015): "She has also noted – correctly — that despite bruising layoffs, she hired more people than she fired.HP and Compaq had a combined 148,100 employees just before she was hired in 1999, and 150,000 by the time she was fired in 2005."</ref> In February 2005, she was forced to resign as CEO and Chair, following a boardroom disagreement.<ref name=stanford/><ref name=PuiWing/><ref name=Burrows/>
Carly In March 2016, Fiorina has endorsed [[conservativeTed Cruz]] [[Republican]] leanings, though she has shown an unusual amount of sympathy for the [[pro-choice]] movementnomination.<ref>http://wwwOn April 27, 2016, Cruz named Fiorina as his running mate.lifenewsOn May 3, 2016, Cruz dropped out of the race.com/state4377.html</ref> She actively supported On December 19, 2016, after Trump's victory in [[John McCainUnited States presidential election, 2016|the election]] and , the [[Mitt RomneyElectoral College]] for president in 2008 and 2012, respectively. She was the Republican candidate for the United States Senate from California in the election of 2010 but lost to incumbent Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer. On May 4, 2015, convened; Fiorina formally launched a campaign received one electoral vote for the Republican nomination for president [[Vice President of the United States in the 2016 election]].<ref>http{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/carlydonald-fiorinatrump-imwins-runningenough-forelectoral-votes-to-become-president-14307398791482187075|title=Donald Trump Wins Enough Electoral Votes to Become President|last=Tau|first=Byron|date=2016-12-20|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2017-05-17|issn=0099-9660}}</ref>
On February 20, 2009, ==Early life==Fiorina was diagnosed with breast cancerborn in [[Austin, Texas]]. Her parents were [[Joseph Tyree Sneed, III]] and Madelon Montross. She underwent surgery studied at [[Stanford Hospital University]], at the [[University of Maryland]], and at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]].  Fiorina was raised [[Episcopalian]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/04/carly-fiorina-faith_n_7205738.html|title=5 Faith Facts About Presidential Candidate Carly Fiorina: ‘What You Make Of Yourself Is Your Gift To God'|last=Service|first=Religion News|date=2015-05-04|newspaper=Huffington Post|access-date=2017-05-17|language=en-US}}</ref> ==Career==In 2002, Fiorina undertook the biggest high-tech merger in history with rival computer company [[Compaq]], which made [[Hewlett-Packard|HP]] the world's largest personal computer manufacturer.<ref>Bagley, Constance. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=WjVBBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA599&lpg=PA599 Managers and the Legal Environment: Strategies for the 21st Century]'', p. 599 (Cengage Learning 2015).</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=CRN |url=http://www.crn.com/news/mobility/231601009/the-hp-compaq-merger-partners-reflect-10-years-later.htm| title=The HP-Compaq Merger: Partners Reflect 10 Years Later |first=Rob |last=Wright|date=September 8, 2011|accessdate=May 9, 2015}}</ref> Fiorina performed unpaid service on March 2the Defense Business Board, which looked at staffing issues, among others, at [[The Pentagon]].<ref name="Williamson">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/carly-fiorina-im-running-for-president-1430739879|title=Fiorina’s Time at H-P Gets a Close Look|last=Williamson|first=Elizabeth|date=2015-05-05|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2017-05-17|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> Fiorina spent two years leading the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]'s External Advisory Board, from 2007 to 2009, followed <ref name="Williamson"/> and became chair of that board,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nationalreview.com/article/417938/ceo-and-cia-jim-geraghty|title=The CEO and the CIA|newspaper=National Review|access-date=2017-05-17|language=en}}</ref> when the board was first created in 2007 by chemotherapythen-CIA director [[Michael Hayden]] during the [[George W. Bush]] administration.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/carly-fiorina-is-getting-a-cpac-upgrade|title=Carly Fiorina Is Getting a CPAC Upgrade|last=Jackie Kucinich|date=2017-01-30|website=The Daily Beast|accessdate=2017-05-17}}</ref> After resigning as CEO of HP, which caused her Fiorina served on the boards of several organizations and as an advisor to lose her hairRepublican [[John McCain]]'s 2008 presidential campaign. She won a three-way race for the Republican nomination for the [[United States Senate]] from California in 2010 but lost the general election to incumbent [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Senator [[Barbara Boxer]].<ref>{{cite news|last=McKinley|first=Jesse|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/03/us/politics/03calif.html|title=In California, Boxer Wins Senate Race, and radiation therapyBrown Is Leading for Governor|date=November 3, 2010|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=November 3, 2010}}</ref> == U. She has been given an excellent prognosis S. Senate candidacy for California, 2010 ==On November 4, 2009, Fiorina formally announced her candidacy in the 2010 Senate election in a full recoverybid to unseat incumbent Democrat [[Barbara Boxer]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/carly-fiorina-announces-calif-senate-run/|title=Carly Fiorina Announces Calif. Senate Run|access-date=2017-05-17|language=en}}</ref> On June 8, 2010, Fiorina won the Republican primary election for the Senate with over 50 percent of the vote, beating [[Tom Campbell]] and State Assemblyman [[Chuck DeVore]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fiorina-wins-gop-senate-primary-in-california/|title=Fiorina Wins GOP Senate Primary in California|access-date=2017-05-17|language=en}}</ref> On November 4, 2010, Boxer won the general election with 52.2% to Fiorina's 42.2%, a comfortable margin due to heavy turnout among Democrats especially in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2010/results/california.html|title=California - Election Results 2010 - The New York Times|website=www.nytimes.com|language=en|accessdate=2017-05-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2010/nov/04/local/la-me-1104-senate-20101104|title=Barbara Boxer overcame several hurdles to defeat Carly Fiorina in Senate race|last=Reston|first=Maeve|date=2010-11-04|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2017-05-17|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnetcbsnews.com/news/california-election-results-how-barbara-boxer-bucked-a-national-trend-by-beating-carly-fiorina/|title=California Election Results: How Barbara Boxer Bucked a National Trend by Beating Carly Fiorina|access-treateddate=2017-05-17|language=en}}</ref> ==2016 presidential campaign==In May 2015, Fiorina announced she was running forPresident.<ref>{{cite web|title=Carly Fiorina is Running for President|publisher=Politico|url=https://www.politico.com/2015/05/carly-breastfiorina-cancer2016-presidential-bid-117593.html|accessdate=May 5, 2015}}</ref> She withdrew on February 10, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/02/10/politics/carly-fiorina-drops-out-suspends-campaign/|title=Carl Fiorina Ends Presidential Bid|publisher=CNN.com|accessdate=February 13, 2016}}</ref> ==Personal life==Fiorina was married to Todd Bartlem from 1977 until they divorced in 1984. Then, she married Frank Fiorina in 1985. Fiorina is a [[Christian]] who believes that everyone is "equal in the eyes of [[God]]."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/interview-potential-gop-presidential-candidate-carly-fiorina-talks-abortion-common-core-gay-marriage-and-her-christian-faith-133652/|title=Interview: Potential GOP Presidential Candidate Carly Fiorina Talks Abortion, Common Core, Gay Marriage and Her Christian Faith|website=www.christianpost.com|language=en|accessdate=2017-05-17}}</ref>
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==External linksOther websites==*[httphttps://www.carlyfiorina.com/ Carly Fiorina Enterprises] - official website*[https://citizencarly.com/ Citizen Carly Short Film]*[https://fromsecretarytoceo.com/ From Secretary to CEO]
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