Apr 12, 2022 By: yunews
In another fascinating Sy Syms-sponsored fireside chat, Prof. Laizer Kornwasser, who in addition to teaching at Sy Syms is a member of its Board of Overseers and president and COO at CareCentrix, interviewed Indra Nooyi, former CEO and chairman of PepsiCo on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. In their conversation, they covered topics ranging from the challenges facing women at the executive level to using design thinking to change a corporate culture.
Nooyi is an Indian-born American businesswoman instrumental in the lucrative restructuring and diversification of PepsiCo’s brands. Nooyi served as the company’s CEO (2006–18) and chairman of the board (2007–19).
Though the fifth chairman and CEO in PepsiCo’s history, Nooyi was the first woman to lead the soft-drink and snack-food giant and one of only 11 female chief executives of Fortune 500 companies. Nooyi’s memoir, My Life in Full: Work, Family, and Our Future, was published in 2021.
The following has been edited for clarity and length.