Indra Nooyi is an Indian-American business executive who served as the CEO of PepsiCo from 2006 to 2018. She was born in Chennai, India and received degrees from Madras Christian College and Yale School of Management. She worked at companies like Motorola, Asea Brown Boveri, and Boston Consulting Group before joining PepsiCo in 1994. As CEO from 2006 to 2018, she expanded PepsiCo's product portfolio through acquisitions and led a strategic shift toward healthier snacks and beverages. Nooyi received several honors and awards for her leadership and was named one of the world's most powerful women by Fortune magazine for five consecutive years.