Book Padmasree Warrior

Padmasree Warrior is an Indian-American technology executive whose career has spanned semiconductors, networking, electric vehicles and digital wellness. She spent 23 years at Motorola after joining in 1984, leading its Energy Systems Group and serving as chief technology officer of its Semiconductor Products Sector before becoming the company's CTO in January 2003; she was promoted to executive vice president in 2005. During her tenure Motorola received the 2004 National Medal of Technology, a first for the company, and she championed the vision of "Seamless Mobility." In December 2007 she moved to Cisco Systems as CTO, a post she held until 2015. She later served as CEO of Nio USA, the American arm of the electric car maker, and today she leads Fable, the reading platform she founded around curated books and mental wellness. She serves on the board of directors of Microsoft. Inducted into the Women in Technology Hall of Fame in 2007, she was named to Forbes' list of the world's 100 most powerful women in 2014 and to its America's Top 50 Women In Tech in 2018. Warrior brings deep insight into innovation, leadership and technology's human side.