Silicon Valley

...most recently for co-authoring the chamber's climate-change bill. Mrs. Fiorina ran Silicon Valley-based Hewlett-Packard from 1999 until she was forced out in 2005. She was an economic adviser in 2008 in the presidential campaign of Sen....

In this article: Carly Fiorina, Barbara Boxer, Surgery, U.S. Senate, and John McCain

...as a site and rented its facilities to the campaign committee for the conference. Leading names in Silicon Valley are backing the event, according to invitations, including Obama fundraiser Wade Randlett, venture capitalist John Doerr...

In this article: Barbara Boxer, Google, Dianne Feinstein, Jeff Bingaman, and Barack Obama

...past year to court GOP voters. The 55-year-old former Silicon Valley executive served as economic adviser to John McCain's failed presidential bid last year, a position that elevated her national profile. Before that, she had a public...

In this article: Carly Fiorina, Barbara Boxer, US Senate, California, Breast cancer, GOP, Irvine, and Limited government

...novelist." Fiorina was the driving force behind HP's controversial 2002 acquisition of Compaq Computer, turning the Silicon Valley pioneer into a behemoth with billions in annual revenue in line with that of IBM. HP's poor...

In this article: Carly Fiorina, Barbara Boxer, Republican Party, California, Meg Whitman, Revenue, Breast cancer, and Compaq Computer

...GOP nomination as both vie for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Democrat Barbara Boxer. Three hopefuls with deep roots in the valley are squaring off in the Republican primary for governor - Meg Whitman, former CEO of eBay; Steve Poizner, an...

In this article: Steve Poizner, California, Cash cow, Fiscal year, Tax, Political science, The Washington Times, Attorney General, and San Jose State University

Carly Fiorina 2.0: The U.S. Senate Edition Carly Fiorina, once one of the most powerful captains of Silicon Valley, has set her sights on Washington: the former Hewlett-Packard CEO, unceremoniously shown the door after shareholder...

In this article: Carly Fiorina, U.S. Senate, John McCain, Barbara Boxer, Wired.com, Compaq, and Sarah Palin

...chairman Charles Geschke. The Democratic senator is moving to solidify her support in Silicon Valley as she faces a likely challenge by Republican Carly Fiorina, the former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard. Although she has not divulged...

In this article: Barbara Boxer, John Thompson, Carly Fiorina, Eric Schmidt, John Doerr, Reed Hastings, Applied Materials, and Netflix

...announcement is imminent, setting up an intriguing Senate race against Barbara Boxer After months of hints and trial balloons, one of Silicon Valley's most recognizable and controversial figures has finally decided to take the plunge into...

In this article: Carly Fiorina, Barbara Boxer, Compaq, Breast cancer, Washington, Hewlett-Packard, GOP, and Clarence Thomas