A must-read for working women and the men who work with us love us and support us' Hillary
Rodham Clinton 'Surprising and compelling' Financial Times The inspiring memoir by Indra Nooyi
the trailblazing former CEO of PepsiCo offering clear-eyed insight and a call to action for
how our society can really blend work and family - and advance women - in the twenty-first
century For more than a dozen years as one of the world's most admired CEOs Indra Nooyi
redefined what it means to be an exceptional leader. The first woman person of color and
immigrant to run a Fortune 50 company - and one of the foremost strategic thinkers of our time
- Nooyi transformed PepsiCo with a unique vision a vigorous pursuit of excellence and a deep
sense of purpose. Now in a rich memoir brimming with grace grit and good humor My Life in
Full offers a firsthand view of a legendary career and the sacrifices it so often demanded. In
her book Nooyi shares the events that shaped her - from her childhood in 1960s India to the
Yale School of Management to her rise as a consultant and corporate strategist who soon
ascended into the most senior executive ranks. The book offers an intimate look inside PepsiCo
detailing how she steered the iconic American company toward healthier products and reinvented
its environmental profile without curbing financial performance - despite resistance at every
turn. At the same time Nooyi built a home with her husband - also a high-powered executive -
two daughters and members of her extended family. My Life in Full includes her unvarnished
take on the competing pressures on her attention and time and what she learned along the way.
This book as has her personal journey will inspire young women everywhere to believe that
they too can climb to powerful roles without giving up on the desire for a family and
children. But as Nooyi eloquently argues her story is not a call for women to simply try
harder but is proof of the importance of organised care structures in all of our success.
Nooyi makes a clear actionable urgent call for business and government to prioritise the care
ecosystem from skilled care networks to zoning policy to paid leave and flexible and
predictable work hours each so critical to unleashing the economy's full potential and helping
families thrive. Generous authoritative and grounded in lived experience My Life in Full is
both the story of an extraordinary leader's life and a moving tribute to the relationships
that created it.
