Carleton (Carly) S. Fiorina   Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Hewlett-Packard Company Carleton (Carly) S. Fiorina is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hewlett-Packard. Fiorina is the first woman to hold both top jobs at a major technology company.  HP, a leading global provider of computing and imaging solutions and services, is focused on making technology and its benefits accessible to all. The company's headquarters are in Palo Alto, Calif.  In order to accelerate HP's strategy, catalyze growth in a changing technology landscape and increase long-term shareowner and customer value, Fiorina and Compaq Computer Corporation CEO Michael Capellas jointly led the HP-Compaq merger in April 2002. Since joining HP in July 1999, Fiorina has led HP's reinvention as a company that makes the Internet work for businesses and consumers. Under her leadership, HP has returned to its roots of innovation and inventiveness and is focused on delivering the best total customer experience. Prior to joining HP, Fiorina spent nearly 20 years at AT&T and Lucent Technologies, where she held a number of senior leadership positions in sales and marketing. As president of Lucent's Global Service Provider Business, she expanded the company's international business and spearheaded the planning and execution of its initial public offering and subsequent spin-off from AT&T, one of the largest and most successful IPOs ever. Prior to Lucent, Fiorina held a number of senior positions at AT&T. She began her career with the company as an account executive. She became president and chief executive officer of HP on July 17, 1999, succeeding Lewis E. Platt, who previously had announced his intention to retire. On July 23, 1999, Fiorina was elected to the company's board of directors.  On September 22, 2000 Fiorina added the post of chairman to her responsibilities. Fiorina holds a bachelor's degree in medieval history and philosophy from Stanford University; a master's degree in business administration from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland at College Park, Md.; and a master of science degree from MIT's Sloan School. In July 2001, she was named an Honorary Fellow of the London Business School. She serves on the board of Cisco Systems and was previously a board member of the Kellogg Company and Merck & Company.