Indra Nooyi

Indra K. Nooyi served as CEO and chairman of PepsiCo from 2006 to

2019. Her prescient strategic thinking, insight into consumer behavior, and

wisdom on managing a vast, global workforce make her one of the world’s

most sought-after advisors to entrepreneurs, executives, and governments.

She is also revered as a role model for women and immigrants, and

celebrated for her empowering messages on inclusivity. At PepsiCo, she

was the chief architect of Performance with Purpose, the company’s

mission to deliver sustained growth by making more nutritious products,

limiting the company’s environmental footprint, and empowering its

associates and people in the communities it serves. She has been awarded

the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian honor, the U.S. State

Department’s award for Outstanding American by Choice, and 15 honorary

degrees. She is married to Raj Nooyi and has two daughters, Preetha and

Tara.