In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up, Maryland Public Television reporter Mindy Mintz talks with former HP CEO Carly Fiorina about how women can and are thriving in business today. Carly Fiorina, MBA '80, is the author of the recently published book, Tough Choices: A Memoir. This is the second part of a three part series with Fiorina.

In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up, Mindy Mintz talks to former HP CEO Carly Fiorina about her tenure at HP, her leadership style and her rise to the top. Carly Fiorina is the author of the recently published book, Tough Choices. She received her MBA from the Smith School in 1980.

"I started out as a secretary, and success was never obvious," said Carly Fiorina, former CEO of HP and author of the new book Tough Choices: A Memoir at a book signing and Robert H. Smith School of Business alumni networking event on November 13, 2006. "I wanted to tell the story of business the way I experienced it. I wrote it myself because I wanted it to be authentic," she said, explaining that she didn't use a ghostwriter or co-writer. The book is on the New York Times Best-Seller List.

Congratulations Smith School Graduates! Carly Fiorina, former chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard and 1980 MBA graduate of the Smith School, delivered the keynote address at the Smith School's commencement ceremony on Monday, May 22, 2006.

College Park, Md. - May 12, 2006 - The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced that Carly Fiorina, former chairman and chief executive of Hewlett-Packard and Smith School MBA 80, will deliver the keynote speech at the May 22, graduation ceremony. The event will be held at 4 p.m. at the Comcast Center on the universitys College Park campus.