by Indra Nooyi
First published 2021
Indra Nooyi chronicles her path from childhood in 1960s India to becoming the first woman of color and immigrant to lead a Fortune 50 company. She details her education at Yale School of Management and her climb through corporate consulting to the executive suite at PepsiCo. Nooyi describes how she transformed the company by pushing toward healthier products and improving its environmental impact while facing constant pushback. She reveals the personal costs of balancing her high-pressure role with raising a family, sharing the difficult choices and compromises required. The memoir concludes with her vision for supporting working families through better care systems, paid leave, and workplace flexibility. Nooyi argues these changes will unlock economic potential while making corporate leadership more sustainable for future generations.
Genres: biography, gender-studies, business, feminism, leadership, autobiography, memoir, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: inspirational, overcoming-adversity, rags-to-riches
Setting: India, United States, Yale School of Management
Period: 1960s, 21st Century
320 pages · Hardcover · Portfolio