On September 16, 2008, Fiorina sparked controversy by suggesting that her candidate, McCain, couldn't run a major corporation.Boston Globe: Fiorina flubs reply on CEO readiness (September 16, 2008)

• 1954: Born
• 1976: Graduated from Stanford University
• 1977: Married Todd Barlem
• 1985: Married Frank J. Fiorina
• 1999-2005: Chief Executive Officer of Hewlett-Packard
• 2000-2005: Chairman of the Board at HP

Fiorina is on the Board of Trustees for Massachusetts Institute of Technology and part of the foundation for the World Economic Forum. She also is an Honorary Fellow of London Business School.

In September of 2005, she became director of Revolution Health Group. Two months later she joined the board of the computer security company Cybertrust. She also became a member of the Board of Directors for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.

In addition to her various positions with many companies she also wrote a book called Tough Choices: A Memoir, which was published on October 9, 2006.

• "I don't think John McCain could run a major corporation...I don't think Barack Obama [or] Joe Biden could run a major corporation. It's a fallacy to suggest that the country is like a company."Boston Globe: Fiorina flubs reply on CEO readiness (September 16, 2008)

• "My mother...taught me about the power of inspiration and courage, and she did it with a strength and a passion that I wish could be bottled."Thinkexist.com: Carly Fiorina quotes

• "The goal is to transform data into information, and information into insight"Thinkexist.com: Carly Fiorina quotes