Immersed in GM’s ignition-switch megacrisis almost since day one as CEO, Barra has deftly juggled ... greater openness nonetheless broke the long-standing GM pattern of downplaying responses ...

Mary Barra has been CEO of GM for less than a month, but she's already receiving major accolades. Barra took the top spot in Fortune magazine's first list of the 50 Global Most Powerful Women in ...

Time Magazine is acknowledging Barra by naming her one of its "100 Most Influential People" for 2014, and Barra is even on one of the available covers. Author: Chris Bruce ...

But it's hard to top Warren Buffett, whose upgrade saga involved a frontwoman, a free hat, a $122,000 charity auction, a ...

As was its bankruptcy. Today, GM’s CEO Mary Barra is wagering that the industry soon will be manufacturing New Economy products. They will incorporate technologies that will entice buyers whose ...

WSJ's Joanna Stern "bumps" into General Motors CEO Mary Barra in the WSJ elevator and asks about self-driving cars, NAFTA and how GM is diversifying its workforce. Photo: Jeff Bush/The Wall Street ...

Mary T. Barra, chairman and CEO of General Motors, discusses the importance of her experience in human resources and how to leverage those skills to a position of leadership.

Mary Barra has been multitasking, readying General Motors for the electric automobile future even as she has continued to expand market share for the carmaker’s current vehicles. Last year ...

Sometimes you need to move into a different role, but it can be a building block for your career. Barra joined General Motors when she was 18 and has been its CEO since 2014. Back to Firsts ...

The challenges they face are anything but new. Mary Barra, the first-ever female CEO of a major global automaker, has boldly accepted responsibility for an ignition defect that resulted in 12 deaths.