Bibiana Boerio

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Bibiana Boerio
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Born (1954-03-17) March 17, 1954 (age 68)
Latrobe, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Education Seton Hill University (BA)
University of Pittsburgh (MBA)

Bibiana Boerio (born 17 March 1954) [1] is an American businesswoman. She has served as the managing director of Jaguar Cars (the first woman to hold that post), chief of staff to U.S. Representative Joe Sestak (D-PA), and interim president of Seton Hill University. She was the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district in the 2018 election, losing to Republican Guy Reschenthaler. [2]

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Early life

She was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, to an Italian-American father, James Boerio. She has two brothers and two sisters, including a twin sister. [3] Her father was a skilled manual machining worker. She graduated from Greensburg Central Catholic School in 1971. [4] She received her bachelor's degree in textiles and design from Seton Hill University and an MBA from Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh. [5] She was awarded a Distinguished Alumna Leadership Award in 1995 and an honorary Doctor of Laws in 2000 from Seton Hill. [3] As of 2018 Boerio is on the board of directors of Saint Vincent College, and in 2018 she was awarded the college's Presidential Medal of Honor. [6] Her twin sister, Juliana, is a chemistry professor. [7]

Career

Recruited by J. Edward Lundy, [8] she left business school and joined Ford Motor Company in September 1976. She joined Ford's British affiliate, Jaguar Cars, in August 1995, becoming their chief finance officer - making her the first woman to serve on Jaguar's board of directors - until 2000. [9] [10] [11] [12] By October 2000, she had become head of Ford Motor Credit Company (Ford Credit), staying there until 2003. [10] In 2004, she returned to Jaguar, this time as managing director, and in late 2005 she oversaw the launch of the all-aluminum Jaguar XK (X150). [13]

She served as chief of staff to United States Representative Joe Sestak from 2008 to 2010. [14] She also served as interim president of Seton Hill University from 2013 to 2014. [10] [15]

On September 19, 2012, Boerio was nominated by President Barack Obama to become director of the United States Mint, however Congress never acted to confirm her appointment. [16]

2018 U.S. House campaign

She announced a congressional run in March 2018 for Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district. [17] On May 15, 2018, she won the Democratic primary and became the party's nominee. [18] In the November 2018 general election, Boerio was defeated by Republican Guy Reschenthaler. Boerio won 42.1% of the vote to Reschenthaler's 57.9% [19]

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References

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  2. ↑ Himler, Jeff. "Former auto executive, GCC alumna seeks 14th District nod". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 Schofield, Melissa. Seton Hill commencement speaker will drive her Jag to the gig. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) 10 May 2000. p E11
  4. ↑ "Former auto executive, GCC alumna seeks 14th District nod - TribLIVE". triblive.com.
  5. ↑ "Bibiana Boerio: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Napsha, Joe. "Saint Vincent to honor Boerio". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
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  9. ↑ O'Matz, Megan. Cedar Crest grad featured in ad campaign to inspire girls. The Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania) 3 Oct 1995, page 14 accessed at Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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