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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.  

'''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>

As [[Chief Executive Officer]] of [[Hewlett-Packard|HP]] from 1999 to 2005, Fiorina was the first woman to lead a Top-20 company as ranked by ''[[Fortune 500|Fortune]]'' Magazine.<ref name=Sellers09>{{cite news|last1=Sellers|first1=Patricia|title=Behind Fortune's Most Powerful Women|url=http://fortune.com/2009/03/23/behind-fortunes-most-powerful-women/|accessdate=April 1, 2015|work=Fortune|date=March 23, 2009}}</ref> 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/Compaq Union, From Controversy to Success|url = http://blogs.wsj.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><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> HP subsequently laid off 30,000 U.S. employees in order to save 80,000 jobs.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Carly Fiorina: Secretary to CEO|url = http://www.FromSecretarytoCEO.com |website = Carly Fiorina: Secretary to CEO| accessdate = 2016-01-06}}</ref><ref name=Farley/><ref name="Goldman">Goldman, David. [https://money.cnn.com/2015/09/21/technology/fiorina-layoffs/ "Behind Carly Fiorina's 30,000 HP layoffs"], [[CNN]] (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/>

As [[Chief Executive Officer]] of [[Hewlett-Packard|HP]] from 1999 to 2005, Fiorina was the first woman to lead a Top-20 company as ranked by ''[[Fortune 500|Fortune]]'' Magazine.<ref name=Sellers09>{{cite news|last1=Sellers|first1=Patricia|title=Behind Fortune's Most Powerful Women|url=http://fortune.com/2009/03/23/behind-fortunes-most-powerful-women/|accessdate=April 1, 2015|work=Fortune|date=March 23, 2009}}</ref> 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/Compaq Union, From Controversy to Success|url = https://blogs.wsj.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><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> HP subsequently laid off 30,000 U.S. employees in order to save 80,000 jobs.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Carly Fiorina: Secretary to CEO|url = http://www.FromSecretarytoCEO.com |website = Carly Fiorina: Secretary to CEO| accessdate = 2016-01-06}}</ref><ref name=Farley/><ref name="Goldman">Goldman, David. [https://money.cnn.com/2015/09/21/technology/fiorina-layoffs/ "Behind Carly Fiorina's 30,000 HP layoffs"], [[CNN]] (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/>

In March 2016, Fiorina endorsed [[Ted Cruz]] for the nomination. On April 27, 2016, Cruz named Fiorina as his running mate. On May 3, 2016, Cruz dropped out of the race. On December 19, 2016, after Trump's victory in [[United States presidential election, 2016|the election]], the [[Electoral College]] convened; Fiorina received one electoral vote for [[Vice President of the United States]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-wins-enough-electoral-votes-to-become-president-1482187075|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>

In March 2016, Fiorina endorsed [[Ted Cruz]] for the nomination. On April 27, 2016, Cruz named Fiorina as his running mate. On May 3, 2016, Cruz dropped out of the race. On December 19, 2016, after Trump's victory in [[United States presidential election, 2016|the election]], the [[Electoral College]] convened; Fiorina received one electoral vote for [[Vice President of the United States]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-wins-enough-electoral-votes-to-become-president-1482187075|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>

Fiorina performed unpaid service on the 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 performed unpaid service on the 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,<ref name="Williamson"/> and became chair of that board,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://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 then-CIA director [[Michael Hayden]] during the [[George W. Bush]] administration.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://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>

Fiorina spent two years leading the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]'s External Advisory Board, from 2007 to 2009,<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 then-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, Fiorina served on the boards of several organizations and as an advisor to Republican [[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 Brown Is Leading for Governor|date=November 3, 2010|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=November 3, 2010}}</ref>

After resigning as CEO of HP, Fiorina served on the boards of several organizations and as an advisor to Republican [[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 Brown Is Leading for Governor|date=November 3, 2010|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=November 3, 2010}}</ref>

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