Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi, born 28 October 1955 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, served as the Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo from October 2006 to October 2018 — making her one of the longest-serving woman CEOs in Fortune 500 history. She was also PepsiCo's Chairman until February 2019.
Her Parents
Father: Krishnamurthy — banker with State Bank of Hyderabad.
Mother: Shantha Krishnamurthy — homemaker; daughter of an officer in the Indian Civil Service.
Her Siblings
Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon, born 1955 — Indra's elder sister; first Indian-American to become a Grammy-nominated singer (and one of the very first Indian-American Goldman Sachs partners).
Nandu Krishnamurthy — Indra's younger brother.
Her Husband: Raj K. Nooyi
Rajkamal "Raj" K. Nooyi is a Bangalore-born Indian-American businessman and consultant. He and Indra married in 1981.
Their Children
Preetha Nooyi, born 1984 — elder daughter.
Tara Nooyi, born 1991 — younger daughter.
The Krishnamurthy/Nooyi Family Tree at a Glance
Father: Krishnamurthy — State Bank of Hyderabad banker.
Mother: Shantha Krishnamurthy.
Siblings: Chandrika Tandon (b. 1955) — Grammy-nominated singer; ex-Goldman Sachs partner; Nandu Krishnamurthy.
Husband: Raj K. Nooyi (married 1981).
Daughters: Preetha Nooyi (b. 1984); Tara Nooyi (b. 1991).
Indra Nooyi:
- Born 28 October 1955, Chennai
- Holy Angels Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai
- Madras Christian College (BA Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, 1974)
- IIM Calcutta (PGD in Management, 1976)
- Yale School of Management (MPPM, 1980)
- Joined PepsiCo as SVP and Chief Strategist (1994)
- President and CFO of PepsiCo (2001–2006)
- CEO of PepsiCo, 1 October 2006 – 3 October 2018
- Padma Bhushan (2007)
- Author, My Life in Full (2021)
- Multiple corporate-board roles; co-chair, Amazon and PepsiCo successive transitions
What the Krishnamurthy/Nooyi Family Story Teaches Us
A banker father. A homemaker mother. Three siblings, including an elder sister who is also one of the most accomplished Indian-American figures of her generation. A husband of 44+ years. Two daughters. A 12-year run as PepsiCo CEO.
For every family — large or small, famous or otherwise — the Nooyi story carries the same lesson. Some families produce multiple highly-accomplished siblings. Indra and Chandrika are both first-rank Indian-American figures in entirely different fields. Write down what each sibling did. The full picture is what makes the tree complete.
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