N. R. Narayana Murthy | |
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Murthy in 2014 | |
Born | Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy 20 August 1946[1] |
Alma mater | National Institute of Engineering, Mysuru (BE) IIT Kanpur (MTech) |
Known for | Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Infosys[2] |
Board member of | United Nations Foundation[3] Ford Foundation[4] |
Spouse | [5] |
Children | Akshata Murty Rohan Murty |
Relatives | Rishi Sunak (son-in-law) Shrinivas Kulkarni (brother-in-law) Gururaj Deshpande (brother-in-law) |
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Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy (born 20 August 1946) is an Indian billionaire businessman. He is one of the seven co-founders of Infosys,[6] and has previously served as the chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president, and chief mentor[7] of the company before retiring and taking the title chairman emeritus.[8][9][10] As of August 2024, his net worth was estimated to be $5.1 billion, making him the 606th richest person in the world according to Forbes.[11]
Murthy was born and raised in Shidlaghatta, Karnataka. Murthy first worked at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, as chief systems programmer, and Patni Computer Systems in Pune, Maharashtra. He founded Infosys in 1981 and was the CEO from 1981 to 2002, as well as the chairman from 2002 to 2011. In 2011, he stepped down from the board and became the chairman emeritus. In June 2013, Murthy was appointed as the executive chairman for a period of five years.[12][13]
Murthy has been listed among the 12 greatest entrepreneurs of our time by Fortune magazine.[14] He has been described as the "father of the Indian IT sector" by Time magazine and CNBC for his contribution to outsourcing in India.[15][16] In 2005, he co-chaired the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.[17] Murthy has been honoured with the Padma Vibhushan[18] and Padma Shri awards.[19]
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