- Received a B.A. in Medieval History and Philosophy from Stanford University, an M.B.A. from the University of Maryland and a M.S. from M.I.T.'s Sloan School of Management.
- President and CEO of Hewlett-Packard (July 19, 1999-February 9, 2005).
- Chairman of Hewlett-Packard (2000-2005).
- Has two stepdaughters, Traci and Lori, and two grandchildren.
- She and her husband, Frank Fiorina, divide their time between Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C.
- Middle child of three. Her older sister, Clara Sneed, was born in 1952 and her younger brother is named Joseph Tyree Sneed III.
- Dropped out of UCLA law school when she was twenty-three.
- Her parents are Joseph Tyree Sneed, who was a teacher, and Madelon Montross Juergens, who was an artist. Her father was a law professor and later a federal judge in the U.S. Court of Appeals in the ninth circuit.
- Was named after her paternal grandmother, Cara Carleton. Her sister was named after their maternal grandmother, Clara Hall.
- Former senior economics advisor to the 2008 John McCain presidential campaign.
- CEO of "Carly Fiorina Enterprises".
- Battling breast cancer [March 30, 2009].
- Running for the California U.S. Senate seat occupied by Barbara Boxer [November 2009].
- Won the California GOP Senate primary on June 8, 2010.
- Vice chair, National Republican Senatorial Committee.
- Lost U.S. Senate election to Barbara Boxer on November 2, 2010.
- Release of the book, "Perfect Enough: Carly Fiorina and the Reinvention of Hewlett-Packard" by George Anders. (2003)
- Release of the book, "Backfire: Carly Fiorina's High-Stakes Battle for the Soul of Hewlett-Packard" by Peter Burrows. (2003)
- Release of her book, "Tough Choices: A Memoir". (October 2006)
- Her stepdaughter, Lori Fiorina, died in October 2009, at age 35.
- She has German, English, some Dutch, and remote French, ancestry.
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