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.
