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Line 1: − + − Carly Fiorina has [[conservative]] [[Republican]] leanings, though she has shown an unusual amount of sympathy for the [[pro-choice]] movement.<ref>http://www.lifenews.com/state4377.html</ref> She actively supported [[John McCain]] and [[Mitt Romney]] 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, Fiorina formally launched a campaign for the Republican nomination for president of the United States in the [[2016 presidential election|2016 election.]]<ref>http://www.wsj.com/articles/carly-fiorina-im-running-for-president-1430739879</ref>+ + − + + + + + + + +
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[[File:Carly Fiorina 1.jpg|150px|right]]
'''Carly Fiorina''' (born September 6, 1954) was president and chief executive officer of [[Hewlett-Packard]] 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 20 years. ''[[Fortune]]'' magazine ranked her the most powerful woman in American business <ref>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/10/12/249284/index.htm</ref> and ''[[Time magazine|Time]]'' listed her as one of the top 100 most influential people in the world.<ref>http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2005/time100-0413.html</ref> She is a graduate of [[Stanford University]] and holds a master of science degree from [[MIT]]'s Sloan School.
'''Carly Fiorina''' (born September 6, 1954) was president and chief executive officer of [[Hewlett-Packard]] Company, one of the largest global technology companies in the world, from 1999 to 2005.
==Education==
She is a graduate of [[Stanford University]] and holds a master of science degree from [[MIT]]'s Sloan School.
On February 20, 2009, Fiorina was diagnosed with breast cancer. She underwent surgery at Stanford Hospital on March 2, 2009, followed by chemotherapy, which caused her to lose her hair, and radiation therapy. She has been given an excellent prognosis for a full recovery.<ref>http://www.cnet.com/news/carly-fiorina-treated-for-breast-cancer/</ref>
==Business career==
She held senior leadership positions at [[AT&T]] and [[Lucent Technologies]] for nearly 20 years. She was the CEO of Hewlitt-Packard for five years. She merged it with Compaq spun off the R&D component into Agilent. She commoditized the "Grey Lady of Silicon Valley". ''[[Fortune]]'' magazine ranked her the most powerful woman in American business <ref>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/10/12/249284/index.htm</ref> and ''[[Time magazine|Time]]'' listed her as one of the top 100 most influential people in the world.<ref>http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2005/time100-0413.html</ref> She was succeeded by Meg Whitman who further broke up the Lady.
==Political career==
Carly Fiorina has [[conservative]] [[Republican]] leanings, though she has shown an unusual amount of sympathy for the [[pro-choice]] movement.<ref>http://www.lifenews.com/state4377.html</ref> She actively supported [[John McCain]] and [[Mitt Romney]] for president in 2008 and 2012, respectively. She was the failed 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, Fiorina formally launched a campaign for the Republican nomination for president of the United States in the [[2016 presidential election|2016 election]]which was also a failure.<ref>http://www.wsj.com/articles/carly-fiorina-im-running-for-president-1430739879</ref>
==Personal life==
On February 20, 2009, Fiorina was diagnosed with breast cancer. She underwent surgery at Stanford Hospital on March 2, 2009, followed by chemotherapy, which caused her to lose her hair, and radiation therapy. She seems to have made a full recovery.<ref>http://www.cnet.com/news/carly-fiorina-treated-for-breast-cancer/</ref>
==References==
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