Former Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ.N) Chief Executive Carly Fiorina on 4th May 2015 announced she is running for president, and took a shot at Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton. Once one of the most powerful women in American business said the She and her husband, belong to an out-of-touch political elite.
As the only woman so far in the crowded Republican field, Fiorina is confident her candidacy could be a counterweight to Clinton, the Democratic front runner who is also aiming to be the nation’s first female commander-in-chief.
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About Carly Fiornia:
- She is a former business executive.
- She is running for the Republican Party’s nomination for President of the United States in 2016.
- In 2005, Fiorina resigned from HP.
- She joined AT&T in 1980 as a management trainee and rose to become a senior vice president overseeing the company’s hardware and systems division.
- She is Breast Cancer survivor.