Mary Barra is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of General Motors, a position she has held since January 15, 2014. Under her leadership, GM is driving to become the global industry leader in automotive design and technology, product quality and safety, customer care and business results. Barra began her career with GM in 1980 as a General Motors Institute (Kettering University) co-op student at the Pontiac Motor Division. After graduating in 1990 with a Masters in Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, she held several executive level positions within GM before becoming CEO in 2014.