Carly Fiorina
• Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Hewlett-Packard Company
– From July 1999 to February 2005
• Throughout she has successfully blazed new
trails, taken risks and defied the odds
• Called for a new era of leadership redefining the
role of the corporation to use profit engines to
raise the capabilities, extend the hopes, and
extinguish despair of people across the globe
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Carly Fiorina: Education
• Education:
– Bachelor’s degree in medieval history and philosophy
from Stanford University.
– MBA from the Robert H. Smith School of Business
at the University of Maryland at College Park, Md.
– Master of science degree from MIT’s Sloan School
of Business.
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Carly Fiorina: Current Role
• Since joining HP in July 1999
– Reinvented the company returning HP to its roots
of innovation and inventiveness
– Successfully led HP's controversial merger with
Compaq Computer Corp., once viewed as the most
successful high-tech merger in history
– Forced out by HP’s Board in February 2005 after
HP’s stock failed to meet expectations
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Carly Fiorina: Experience/Honors
• Prior to joining HP:
– Fiorina spent nearly 20 years at AT&T and Lucent Technologies, where
she held a number of senior leadership positions and directed Lucent's
initial public offering and subsequent spin-off from AT&T
– Served on the boards of Cisco Systems, Kellogg Company and Merck &
Company
• Honors include:
– Honorary Fellow of the London Business School in July 2001
– 2002 Appeal of Conscience Award and the 2003 Concern Worldwide
"Seeds of Hope" Award in recognition of her worldwide efforts to make
global citizenship a business priority
– 2004 Leadership Award for her contributions to improving the business
of government by The Private Sector Council
– The White House appointed her to the U.S. Space Commission
– New York Stock Exchange's executive board
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Cary Fiorina: Speeches
• Several speeches can be found on:
– http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/execteam/speeches/fiorina/index.html
• Some samples:
– Reflections on September 11
• http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/execteam/speeches/fiorina/minnesota01.html
– Commencement Addresses:
• “Embracing true reality”
– http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/execteam/speeches/fiorina/ucla04.html
• “Dare to dream”
– http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/execteam/speeches/fiorina/caltech04.html
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