Leena Nair is the first female CEO of the French luxury brand Chanel. In a recent appearance at Stanford University, the British Indian business executive spoke about her childhood, career and more. She also revealed different stories and incidents from her life, including one involving ChatGPT failure. She shared what happened when she asked the AI ​​chatbot to produce a photo of “the Chanel management team visiting Microsoft.”

“All Men in Suits”

“It’s funny, we were at Microsoft and we were playing with ChatGPT on the premises. And we’re like, “Show us a photo of a Chanel management team visiting Microsoft.” They’re all men in suits,” Nair said while speaking with View From The Top host Ayesha Karnik.

She said: “It’s Chanel. Yes, 76% of my organization is made up of women. 96% of my clients are women. Female CEO. It was a 100% male team, not even in fashionable clothes,” adding, “Come on, come on!” Is this what you have to offer? Is this what you have to offer at ChatGPT? Come on.”

What was the interview about?

“Leena shares her inspiring journey of “firsts” from growing up in a small town in India to becoming the first woman of color CEO of a major luxury brand. She shares insights from her extensive leadership experience in human resources and now as CEO of the iconic French fashion house,” reads the caption of the video posted on the official Stanford Graduate School YouTube channel of Business.

“Leena candidly discusses the challenges she faced in breaking barriers, paving the way for future female leaders, and the invaluable lessons she learned about leadership and resilience along the way,” adds- he.

Who is Leena Nair?

Before leading Chanel, she was the first woman and youngest human resources director at Unilever. Hailing from Kolhapur in Maharashtra, she completed an engineering degree in electronics and telecommunications from Walchand College of Engineering. She also completed her MBA in Human Resources from XLRI Jamshedpur. In 2021, she was included in Fortune India’s Most Influential Women list.