Mary Barra

Mary Barra commands genuine admiration from me. Becoming chair and CEO of General Motors in 2014, the first woman to lead a Big Three automaker, is historic on its own. What I find most compelling is that she wasn't parachuted in; she rose through GM from the ground up, and leaders who truly know the shop floor tend to be the strongest. Steering a giant through the upheaval of electrification carries pressure most of us can't fathom. She opened her path on merit, and that earns my respect.

Name (English)

Mary Barra

Name (Japanese)

メアリー・バーラ

Reading

めありー・ばーら

Born

December 24, 1961 (age 64)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Ox

Origin

Waterford, Michigan, United States

Occupation

business executive

High school

Waterford Mott High School

University

Kettering University

Awards & achievements

• 2014 honorary degree
• 2021 Time 100

• Official sitehttp://www.gm.com/company/leadership/corporate-officers/mary-barra.html/
• Xhttps://x.com/mtbarra
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary%20Barra
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A1%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6779013

Tags

• Michigan
• business executive

Last updated

2026-06-17

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