Mary Barra — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Chair and Chief Executive Officer of General Motors since January 2014.
First female CEO of a 'Big Three' automaker.
Led GM's strategic shift into driverless and electric-powered vehicles.
Began her career at General Motors as a co-op student in 1980.
Holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business (1990) and a BSEE from Kettering University (1985).

Biography

Mary Barra is the Chair and Chief Executive Officer of General Motors, a role she assumed on January 15, 2014. She holds the distinction of being the first female CEO of a 'Big Three' automaker. Under her leadership, General Motors aims to create a world with zero crashes, zero emissions, and zero congestion.

Barra's career at General Motors began in 1980 as a co-op student when she was 18 years old, working to check fender panels and inspect hoods to pay for her college tuition.