Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
Mr. Raj K Nooyi is an experienced corporate executive. He is better known as the husband of Mrs. Indra Nooyi, the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Pepsi Co.
Education Journey :
- Mr. Nooyi first completed his B.E. in Electronics and Communications Engineering from University of Mysore in India.
- After that, he left India & headed to the USA, where he received a M.S. in Industrial Engineering from Texas University.
- He further went ahead and completed his MBA from the Chicago University.
- He also has a CIRM certification from the American Production and Inventory Control Society.
Raj & Indra Nooyi Daughters and Family Details :
- Currently, in his mid-sixties, Mr. Raj Nooyi is married to his wife, Mrs. Indira Nooyi.
- Their marriage took place in 1980 in Tamil Nadu, India, after they both had already settled in the United States of America.
- Together, they have two daughters named Preetha Nooyi and Tara Nooyi.
- Currently, the Nooyis reside in Greenwich, Connecticut.
- Their elder daughter Preetha has earned an MBA degree from the prestigious Yale School of Management. Coincidentally, her mother Indra is also an alumnus from the same university.
Indra & Raj Relationship :
- Mrs. Nooyi has always credited her husband for being the driving force & the pillar of support that helped her achieve her goals.
- She also credits him for taking good care of their children while she was busy managing her company.
- Mrs. Nooyi says that for her, marrying her husband was the right decision & that without his support, she might not have reached the position where she was right now.
- More than just a husband, she also considers him a friend and a sounding board.
- However, Mrs. Nooyi has also mentioned that her husband jokingly tells her that for her – The list is always “PepsiCo, PepsiCo, PepsiCo, children, her mother, and him at the bottom of the list.”
- She also mentioned that they don’t consider themselves as good parents as they might not have done the best job at parenting their kids.
- However, she does credit Raj for bearing half the load, so she could fully dedicate herself to her corporate career.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Mr. Raj Nooyi’s career started off as an employee at Eaton Corporation for their manufacturing operations from 1978 to 1983.
- Later, he switched jobs and became a manager at Hewlett Packard Company from 1983 to 1990.
- From 1991 to 2001, he was appointed as the director of Pittoglio Rabin Todd & McGrath.
- From 2002, he served as the Director of Innovex Inc. until July 27, 2006. At that time, he also became the president of AmSoft Systems in 2002 & has retained the position ever since.
- Currently, Raj serves the role of Vice Chairman of Plan International USA, as well as the role of Director at PRTM Management Consultations, Inc.
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Madras is now Chennai. They are the alumni of Madras and Mysore Universities with which I am associated from 1945 as scholar, researcher, professor, Member Planning Commission of the State of Tamil Nadu and Member Director of the Madras University Planning Board, and Member of many selection and appointment committees of both the Universities.
What could the like of Raj and Indra Nooyi in India and the rest of the world do to recover the golden age of Madras University the home of two hard science Nobel Laureates and many Bharat Ratnas, in this decade? Money apart, Ideas count!