Undergraduate degree in Economics, Mount Holyoke College; MBA, Harvard Business School; studies at: Dartmouth; MIT; Columbia University. Formerly: served as Deputy Secretary, US Department of Transportation; Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission; Deputy Maritime Administrator, US Department of Transportation; and, Vice-President, Bank of America; Banker, Citicorp; Director, Peace Corps; President and Chief Executive Officer, United Way of America; Distinguished Fellow, Hudson Institute, a Washington-based public policy research and educational institute. Formerly served as US Secretary of Labor and the first Asian Pacific American woman appointed to the President’s cabinet in US history. Currently serves as US Secretary of Transportation. Recipient of numerous awards and honours, including 37 honorary doctorates from colleges and universities worldwide.