She has consistently ranked among the world's 100 most powerful women.[7] In 2014, she was ranked at number 13 on the Forbes list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women[8] and was ranked the second most powerful woman on the Fortune list in 2015 and 2017.[9][10] She also serves on the boards of Amazon and the International Cricket Council.
Early life[edit]
Nooyi was born in Madras (now known as Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India.[13][14][15] Nooyi did her schooling in Holy Angels Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in T. Nagar.[16]
Education[edit]
Nooyi received bachelor's degrees in physics, chemistry and mathematics from Madras Christian College of the University of Madras in 1974, and a Post Graduate Programme Diploma from Indian Institute of Management Calcutta in 1976.[17]
In 1978, Nooyi was admitted to Yale School of Management and moved to United States of America (USA) where she earned a Master's degree in Public and Private Management in 1980.[18]
Beginning her career in India, Nooyi held product manager positions at Johnson & Johnson and the textile firm Beardsell Ltd. While attending Yale School of Management, Nooyi completed her summer internship with Booz Allen Hamilton.[18] In 1980, Nooyi joined the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) as a strategy consultant,[19] and then worked at Motorola as Vice President and Director of Corporate Strategy and Planning,[19] followed by a stint at Asea Brown Boveri.[2