| Net Worth: | $70 Million |
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| Date of birth: | September 6, 1954 (70 years old) |
| Gender: | Female |
| Profession: | Businessperson, Commentator, Executive Officer, Politician |
| Nationality: | — |
Carly was born September 6, 1954 in Austin, Texas. She earned Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy and medieval history at Stanford University. She also studied at UCLA School of Law but eventually dropped out. Fiorina also holds two Master’s Degrees, one from University of Maryland, College Park and another from MIT Sloan School of Management. During her long career, Fiorina worked fro AT&T, Lucent, and Hewlett-Packard. Her first husband was Todd Bartlem. The couple broke up in 1984. One year later, Carly married Frank Fiorina. In 2009, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy. Carly made a full recovery.
Career
After working in a real state and tutoring English in Italy, Fiorina joined AT&T as a management trainee. She joined a division of the company, which was a male-dominated one, but soon she was able to make her way and carve a niche for herself in the company. Over the next decade, she really worked hard, and through her sheer dedication towards her job, she rose through the ranks at AT&T. She was the first female to become the head of entire North American Sales.
Personal Life
There is no information about her dating life high in school or college. First, she was married to Todd Bartlem, who was her classmate at Stanford. The couple were married for seven years and got divorced due to their personal differences. Then she met Frank Fiorina, an executive of AT&T, soon the couple started dating, and within a couple of months, they got married. Together, the couple never had kids and took the custody of Frank’s two daughters from his previous marriage.
Quotes
“I started out typing and filing and answering the phones for a little nine-person firm. And that nine-person firm gave me my chance to find my own way.”
— Carly Fiorina
“There are Tea Parties, and I would say plural, in California.”
— Carly Fiorina
“If someone believes they are limited by their gender, race or background, they will become more limited.”
— Carly Fiorina
“I felt disconnected from the decisions made in Washington and, to be honest, really didn’t think my vote mattered because I didn’t have a direct line of sight from my vote to a result.”
— Carly Fiorina
“You know, I believe that marriage is between a man and a woman.”
— Carly Fiorina