Carly Fiorina began her career as a secretary for a nine-person real estate firm. She climbed the corporate ladder at AT&T and Lucent Technologies through a willingness to tackle tough problems, a relentless focus on producing results and accepting accountability, and a passion for leveraging the talents of others and building high-performance teams.

She was recruited to Hewlett-Packard with a mission to transform the company from a laggard to a leader, becoming the first woman to lead a Fortune 50 company. During her tenure as Chair and CEO, Hewlett-Packard became the largest technology company in the world, innovation tripled, cash flow quadrupled, and revenue and profit growth accelerated.

Carly has advised the Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency, the State Department, and the Department of Homeland Security. In 2015, she launched a campaign for President. She is also a member of the newly-formed American Bar Association Task Force for American Democracy, which is focused on those actions necessary to improve citizens’ confidence in American elections.

Three core beliefs inform her approach to every challenge:

• Individuals have more potential than they realize;
• The people closest to a problem know best how to solve it;
• The highest calling of leadership is to unlock potential in others and work with them to solve problems and change things for the better.

Meals and refreshments will be offered at multiple points throughout the conference including the welcome address, reception, networking breakfast, and awards luncheon. 

If you have special dietary needs, please email Taylor Landers (landertg@jmu.edu)