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{{Short description|(India born) American chemical engineer and business executive}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2014}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Padmasree Warrior
| image = TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2016 - Day 3 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Warrior in September 2016
| birth_name = Yellepeddi Padmasree
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Vijayawada]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| spouse = Mohandas Warrior
| children = 1
| education = {{plainlist|
* [[IIT Delhi]] ([[Bachelor of Technology|B.Tech]])
* [[Cornell University]] ([[Master of Science|MS]])}}
}}

'''Padmasree Warrior''' (born '''Yellepeddi Padmasree''') is an [[Indian-American]] businesswoman and technology executive. She is known for her leadership roles in technology firms like [[Cisco Systems|Cisco]] where she was the [[Chief technology officer|CTO]] for seven years, and at [[Motorola]] where she was the CTO for five years. She also was the [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of [[Nio Inc.|Nio]] USA, an electric car maker. Currently, she is the founder and CEO of Fable, a curated reading platform focused on mental wellness.<ref name="fortuneJan2021">{{cite news |url=https://fortune.com/2021/01/14/padmasree-warrior-cisco-cto-social-media-for-book-lovers-readers/ |title=Can former Cisco CTO Padmasree Warrior build a better social network for book lovers? |publisher=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |date=14 January 2021}}</ref> She is on the board of directors of [[Microsoft]]<ref name="msftbio">{{Cite web|title=Padmasree Warrior|url=https://news.microsoft.com/exec/padmasree-warrior/|access-date=2020-06-20|website=Microsoft|date=2 December 2015|language=en}}</ref> and [[Spotify]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://investors.spotify.com/governance/board-of-directors/person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=9f7ee6d2-b628-4247-bbf4-f7717d58204a|title=Padmasree Warrior|website=Spotify|language=en|access-date=2020-06-20}}</ref>

In 2014, she was listed as one of the 100 most powerful woman in the world by ''Forbes''.<ref name="Forbes14" /> In 2018 she was also featured among "America's Top 50 Women In Tech" by [[Forbes]].<ref name=":0" />

== Early life ==
Yellepeddi Padmasree was born into a [[Telugu people|Telugu]] family in [[Vijayawada]],[[Andhra Pradesh]], India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NextEV's Padmasree Warrior on Studio 1.0 - Bloomberg|website = [[YouTube]]| date=4 October 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlpEWErMjgY&feature=youtu.be&t=553 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/hlpEWErMjgY |archive-date=2021-12-14 |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She went to school at the Children's Montessori School and Maris Stella College in Vijayawada. Warrior received a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from [[IIT Delhi]] in 1982.<ref>{{cite news | title = IIT-Delhi Award goes to Padmasree Warrior, CTO Motorola | date = 23 August 2004 | publisher = Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd | work = The Economic Times }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = IIT alumni dominate global Indian tech influencers list | date = 18 February 2012 | publisher = Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/IIT-alumni-dominate-global-Indian-tech-influencers-list/articleshow/11937509.cms? | work = The Times of India | access-date = 27 June 2012}}</ref> She holds a master's degree in chemical engineering from [[Cornell University]].<ref name=Gilpin>{{cite web|last1=Gilpin|first1=Lyndsey|title=Cisco CTO Padmasree Warrior: Engineer, Artist, Business Leader, Sage|url=http://www.techrepublic.com/article/cisco-cto-padmasree-warrior-engineer-artist-business-leader-sage/|website=TechRepublic|publisher=ZDNet|access-date=28 June 2014}}</ref>

== Career ==

=== Motorola ===
Warrior joined Motorola in 1984<ref name="Video">{{cite web | url = http://videolectures.net/padmasree_warrior/ | title = Padmasree Warrior | access-date = 27 June 2012 | work = VideoLectures.Net }}</ref> Over the course of her 23 years at the company she was Corporate Vice-president and general manager of Motorola's Energy Systems Group, and Corporate Vice-president and Chief Technology Officer in its [[Freescale Semiconductor|Semiconductor Products Sector]].<ref name="Video" /> Immediately prior to becoming Motorola's CTO, she was general manager of Thoughtbeam, a product of Motorola, in [[Tempe, Arizona]]. When named Motorola's CTO in January 2003, Warrior became a senior vice-president and in 2005 she was promoted to executive vice-president.<ref>[https://www.creativegroupinc.com/Motorola3GSMPressInterview/bios/PADMASREE_WARRIOR.pdf Padmasree Warrior Biography from Motorola] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708201440/https://www.creativegroupinc.com/Motorola3GSMPressInterview/bios/PADMASREE_WARRIOR.pdf |date=8 July 2011 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.witi.com/center/witimuseum/halloffame/2007/pwarrior.php WITI – Hall of Fame]</ref>

During Warrior's tenure as CTO, Motorola was awarded the 2004 National Medal of Technology by the President of the United States, the first time the company had received this honour. During this period she was a proponent of "Seamless Mobility" – the concept of having seamless communication across all facets of a person's life. The dream was not fully realised and the concept was eventually dropped from Motorola marketing presentations.

=== Cisco ===
On 4 December 2007, she left Motorola to become CTO at [[Cisco Systems]].<ref name=Savitz>{{cite web|last1=Savitz|first1=Eric|title=Cisco Names Padmasree Warrior Chief Technology Officer|url=http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2007/12/04/cisco-names-padmasree-warrior-chief-technology-officer/|website=Tech Trader Daily|publisher=Barron's|access-date=28 June 2014}}</ref> She left [[Cisco]] in June 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2015/06/02/report-cisco-cto-warrior-is-leaving-the-company/|title=Report: Cisco CTO Warrior is leaving the company}}</ref>

=== NIO ===
She joined the Chinese electric car company, NIO Inc, in December 2015 as a board member and as CEO and chief development officer for NIO U.S. She resigned from NIO in December 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/nio-us-ceo-padmasree-warrior-resigns-2018-11|title = Chinese Tesla competitor NIO loses its US chief executive, Padmasree Warrior|website = [[Business Insider]]}}</ref>

=== Fable ===
In September 2019, Warrior founded a new startup, Fable, and is its president and CEO.<ref name="msftbio" /> In January 2021, Fable launched its app, a subscription-based book recommendation engine and private social network.<ref name="fortuneJan2021" /> Warrior has said they're working to improve cognitive fitness.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/technology/fable-is-working-to-improve-cognitive-fitness-says-ceo-padmasree-warrior-119111300028_1.html|title=Fable is working to improve cognitive fitness, says CEO Padmasree Warrior|website=Business Insider|date=13 November 2019 |language=en|access-date=2020-06-20}}</ref>

== Recognition ==
[[Fortune Magazine]] called her one of four rising stars on its Most Powerful Women list,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/mostpowerfulwomen/2006/index.html |title=50 Most Powerful Women in Business 2006 | Fortune Magazine |publisher=Money.cnn.com |access-date=13 April 2013}}</ref> placing her between the 10 "highest paid" and the "Young and Powerful" categories. In 2005, [[The Economic Times]] ranked Warrior as the 11th Most Influential Global Indian.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Duttagupta |first=Ishani |title=Advantage IIT |work=The Economic Times - indiatimes |access-date=2015-04-19 |date=2005-04-11 |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1073963.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050411025103/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1073963.cms |archive-date=11 April 2005 }}</ref> In 2001 she was one of six women nationwide selected to receive the "Women Elevating Science and Technology" award from Working Woman Magazine.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-29-2001/0001502716&EDATE= |title=TECHXNY/PC EXPO and Working Woman Magazine Announce Winners of First Annual W.E.S.T |publisher=Prnewswire.com |access-date=13 April 2013}}</ref> As of 2014, she is listed as the 71st most powerful woman in the world by ''Forbes''.<ref name=Forbes14>{{cite web|title=The World's 100 Most Powerful Women|url=https://www.forbes.com/power-women/list/2/#tab:overall|work=Forbes|access-date=26 June 2014}}</ref> In 2018 she was also featured among "America's Top 50 Women In Tech" by [[Forbes]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/padmasree-warrior/?list=top-tech-women-america |title=Padmasree Warrior |work=[[Forbes]]}}</ref>

Warrior is featured in the Notable Women in Computing cards.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Notable Women in Computing| url = http://www.cs.duke.edu/csed/wikipedia/cards.html}}</ref>

== Board participation ==
Warrior has been a member of [[Microsoft]]'s board of directors since December 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Microsoft proposes election of new board members|url=http://news.microsoft.com/2015/10/19/microsoft-proposes-election-of-new-board-members/|website=Microsoft News Center|publisher=Microsoft|date=19 October 2015|access-date=30 December 2015}}</ref><ref name="msftbio" /> She is also a board member at [[Spotify]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Spotify - Governance - Board of Directors - Padmasree Warrior |url=https://investors.spotify.com/governance/board-of-directors/person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=9f7ee6d2-b628-4247-bbf4-f7717d58204a |website=[[Spotify]] |access-date=17 June 2019 }}</ref> She was a member of the [[Gap Inc.]] board from 2013 to 2016<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lynch|first1=Shana|title=Cisco CTO Padmasree Warrior joins Gap board|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2013/08/21/cisco-cto-padmasree-warrior-joins-gap.html|website=Silicon Valley Business Journal|publisher=American City Business Journals|access-date=28 June 2014}}</ref> and the [[Box (company)|Box]] board from 2014 to 2016.<ref>{{cite news |title=Padmasree Warrior leaves Box's board after joining Microsoft's |url=https://venturebeat.com/2016/01/29/padmasree-warrior-leaves-boxs-board-after-joining-microsofts/ |publisher=[[VentureBeat]] |date=29 January 2016}}</ref>

Warrior is on the boards of [[Thorn (organization)|Thorn]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Thorn - About Us |url=https://www.thorn.org/about-our-fight-against-sexual-exploitation-of-children/ |website=[[Thorn (organization)|Thorn]] |access-date=17 June 2019 }}</ref> the [[Joffrey Ballet]],<ref name=McKenzie>{{cite web|last1=McKenzie|first1=Sheena|title=5 things you didn't know about Cisco's Warrior|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/20/tech/5-things-you-didnt-warrior/|website=Leading Women|date=20 May 2014|publisher=CNN|access-date=28 June 2014}}</ref> Chicago's [[Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)|Museum of Science and Industry]],<ref name=Dugdale>{{cite web|last1=Dugdale|first1=Addy|title=Crib Sheet: Padmasree Warrior, CTO of Cisco Systems|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/1576998/crib-sheet-padmasree-warrior-cto-cisco-systems|website=Leadership|date=10 March 2010|publisher=Fast Company|access-date=28 June 2014}}</ref> Chicago Mayor's Technology Council,<ref name=Cooney>{{cite web|last1=Cooney|first1=Michael|title=Cisco lands Padmasree Warrior, Geek Queen|url=http://www.networkworld.com/article/2349972/cisco-lands-padmasree-warrior--geek-queen.html|website=Layer 8|date=5 December 2007|publisher=Network World|access-date=28 June 2014}}</ref> and advisory council of Indian Institute of Technology.<ref name=WITI1>{{cite web|title=Padmasree Warrior|url=http://www.witi.com/center/witimuseum/halloffame/247717/Padmasree-Warrior-Executive-Vice-President-and-Chief-Technology-Officer-Motorola,-Inc./|website=WITI Hall of Fame|publisher=WITI|access-date=28 June 2014}}</ref> She was on the [[Cornell University]] board,<ref>{{cite web |title= Board of trustees adds seven new members |url=https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2013/05/board-trustees-adds-seven-new-members |publisher=[[Cornell University]] |date=28 May 2013}}</ref> the Texas Governor's Council for Digital Economy,<ref name="Video" /> the Technology Advisory Council for the [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]], and the Advisory Committee for Computing and Information Science and Engineering of the [[National Science Foundation|National Science Foundation (NSF)]]. She is a mentor in the State Department's International Women Leaders Mentoring Partnership.<ref name=WITI1/> Warrior was on the board of directors for [[Corning Incorporated]] from 2005 through 2008.<ref name=Reese>{{cite web|last1=Reese|first1=Brad|title=Cisco CTO Padmasree Warrior off Corning Board of Directors|url=http://www.networkworld.com/article/2344295/cisco-subnet/cisco-cto-padmasree-warrior-off-corning-board-of-directors.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114164729/http://www.networkworld.com/article/2344295/cisco-subnet/cisco-cto-padmasree-warrior-off-corning-board-of-directors.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 January 2015|website=Network World|date=19 May 2008|access-date=28 June 2014}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Warrior is married to Mohandas Warrior and has a son.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McAlone |first1=Nathan |title=12 spouses who are lucky to be married to the most powerful women in Silicon Valley |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/the-men-standing-behind-the-most-powerful-women-in-tech-2015-8?r=US&IR=T#mohandas-warrior-is-married-to-padmasree-warrior-former-cto-of-cisco-systems-and-former-cto-of-motorola-1110 |access-date=9 July 2019 |work=Business Insider}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=5 things you didn't know about Cisco's Warrior |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/20/tech/5-things-you-didnt-warrior/index.html |website=CNN |date=20 May 2014 |access-date=9 July 2019}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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