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she joined an all-girls’ cricket
team and even played guitar
in an all-female rock band
during her bachelor’s degree
in Physics, Chemistry, and
Mathematics at Madras
Christian College. She received
her graduation in 1974 and
a Post Graduate Programme
Diploma from Indian Institute of
Management Calcutta in 1976.
In 1978, Nooyi was admitted
to Yale School of Management
where she earned a master’s
degree in Public and Private
Management in 1980. the Boston Consulting Group
(BCG), and then held strategy
positions at Motorola and
Asea Brown Boveri.
PepsiCo Executive
Personal Life Nooyi has directed the
company’s global strategy
for more than a decade and
led PepsiCo’s restructuring,
including the 1997 divestiture
of Tricon, now known as
Yum! Brands. Nooyi also took
the lead in the acquisition of
Tropicana in 1998 and the
merger with Quaker Oats
Company, which also brought
Gatorade to Pepsi Co. She
Indra married Raj K. Nooyi,
president at AmSoft Systems,
in 1981. Nooyi has two
daughters and resides in
Greenwich, Connecticut. One
of her daughters is currently
attending the School of
Management at Yale, Nooyi’s
alma mater. Forbes ranked her
at the 3rd spot among ‘World’s
Powerful Moms’ list.
Nooyi joined PepsiCo in
1994 and was named Chief
Financial Officer (CFO)
in 2001. She was named
President and Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) in 2006
replacing Steven Reinemund,
becoming the fifth CEO in
PepsiCo’s 44-year history.
was named as the 3rd Most
Powerful Woman in Business
by Fortune in 2014.
Achievements
Nooyi was named on Wall
Street Journal’s list of 50
women to watch in 2007 and
2008 and was listed among
Time’s 100 Most Influential
People in The World in 2007
and 2008.
Forbes named her the most
powerful woman in 2008. In
2014, she was ranked 13 by
Forbes.
Fortune ranked her the first
most powerful woman in
business in 2009 and 2010.
On 7 October 2010 Fortune
magazine ranked her the
6th most powerful woman in
the world. In Fortune’s Most
Powerful Women List of
15 September 2015, Nooyi
Her older sister is an
entrepreneur and Grammy-
nominated artist Chandrika
Krishnamurthy Tandon.
Career
Starting her career in India,
Nooyi held product manager
positions at Johnson &
Johnson and textile firm Mettur
Beardsell. While attending
Yale School of Management,
Nooyi completed her summer
internship with Booz Allen
Hamilton. In 1980, Nooyi joined
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