Bibiana Boerio

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]

Bibiana Boerio
Personal details
Born (1954-03-17) March 17, 1954
Latrobe, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationSeton Hill University (BA)
University of Pittsburgh (MBA)

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]

References
  1. "Bibiana BOERIO - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  2. Himler, Jeff. "Former auto executive, GCC alumna seeks 14th District nod". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  3. 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 2018-05-25.
  6. Napsha, Joe. "Saint Vincent to honor Boerio". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  7. Walters, Joanna. Five-foot tempest in the tank at Jaguar, The Observer (London, England) 10 Aug 1997, page 31, accessed at Newspapers.com
  8. Higgins, James Y. Ford's credit unit is back on straight and narrow again. Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan) 25 Aug 2002, page C1
  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
  10. Herring, An-Li. "Democrat Bibiana Boerio Turns To General Election In GOP-Friendly 14th District". Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  11. Davenport, Franca (2005-04-01). "The Cat that got the cream". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  12. Paulo Soares de Oliveira (2005-05-16). "Questionnaire: Bibiana Boerio, Jaguar managing director". Automotive News. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
  13. The Times, 10 September 2005, page 69
  14. "Seton Hill names former Ford Motor Co. executive Bibiana Boerio interim president". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  15. "LinkedIn profile of Bibiana Boerio". LinkedIn.
  16. Unser, Darrin Lee (25 January 2015). "Jeppson Assumes US Mint Deputy Director Position". CoinNews.net. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  17. "Meet the candidate: Former Ford executive eyes first-place finish in Pa.'s 14th". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  18. "Saccone is upset - again - in congressional contest, this time by Reschenthaler". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  19. "Pennsylvania Election Results: 14th House District". New York Times. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
Business positions
Preceded by
Mike Wright		 Managing Director of Jaguar Cars
2004–2007		 Succeeded by
Mike O'Driscoll
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