This Indian-American businesswoman is one of the most powerful women in the world!
- Current Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo, the second largest food and drink company in the world.
- Born in India, where she earned degrees in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as well as an MBA in management. She was then admitted to Yale, where she earned a Master’s degree in Public and Private Management.
- Nooyi joined PepsiCo in 1994 and by 2001, she was named CFO.
- Since 2001, the company’s annual net profit has risen from $2.7 billion to $6.5 billion.
- Her redirection of PepsiCo towards healthier options has been very successful. In 2015, she removed aspartame from Diet Pepsi.
- Nooyi is ranked #2 on Fortune’s 2017 list of Most Powerful Women. She was previously ranked #1 for 5 consecutive years from 2006-2010.