He is the co-founder of Infosys, and has been the chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president, and chief mentor of the company before retiring and taking the title chairman emeritus.[7][8][9]. In 2016 - 1000-1500. [22], Murthy and his six software professionals founded Infosys in 1981[23][24] with an initial capital investment of Rs 10,000, which was provided by his wife Sudha Murthy.

[25] Murthy served as the CEO of Infosys for 21 years from 1981 to 2002[23] and was succeeded by co-founder Nandan Nilekani.
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Murthy was born and raised in Shidlaghatta, Karnataka. [15] He is the father-in-law of Rishi Sunak, the British MP and Chancellor of the Exchequer. He stays a common man. [37], In 2017, Murthy raised concerns over alleged corporate governance lapses at Infosys, however the company went on to deny these claims.

Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy (born 20 August 1946) is an Indian billionaire businessman. [39], Murthy has two children, a son Rohan Murty and a daughter Akshata Murthy. [20] There he worked on India's first time-sharing computer system[19] and designed and implemented a BASIC interpreter for Electronics Corporation of India Limited. [38], His wife, Sudha Murthy, is a social worker and also a author. [41] He left Infosys effectively on 14th June 2014. [25][27] In August 2011, he retired from the company, taking the title chairman Emeritus. [40] On 1st June 2013, Rohan joined Infosys as an executive assistant to his father. [30] He serves on the Asia Pacific Advisory Board of British Telecommunications. He is one big bookworm!

[35], In 2016, Murthy spoke with Harvard Business Review Ascend[36] on the subject of "How To Be a Better Manager", where he shared tips that he has learned from his own life.

[12] He has been described as the "father of the Indian IT sector" by Time magazine for his contribution to outsourcing in India. In 2011, he stepped down from the board and became the chairman emeritus. He would continue as the Non-Executive chairman until 10th October. Before starting Infosys, Murthy worked at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad as the chief systems programmer, and Patni Computer Systems in Pune (Maharashtra). [18][19], Murthy first served as a Research Associate under a faculty at IIM Ahmedabad and then later served as the chief systems programmer. [29] He is also the Chairman of the Governing board of Public Health Foundation of India. Murthy has been listed among the 12 greatest entrepreneurs of our time by Fortune magazine. He could easily stay at a mansion, but he doesn't. On 11th October, Murthy was to be designated as the chairman Emeritus. When that company failed after about a year and a half, he joined Patni Computer Systems in Pune. The only indulgence after his success is the number of books they have at home. He graduated from National Institute of Engineering, University of Mysore with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and a master's degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. [3][28] He also serves as a member of the advisory boards and councils of several educational and philanthropic institutions,[3][28] including Cornell University, INSEAD, ESSEC, Ford Foundation, the UN Foundation, the Indo-British Partnership, Asian Institute of Management, a trustee of the Infosys Prize, a trustee of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and as a trustee of the Rhodes Trust.

[33], Murthy also serves on the strategic board which advises the national law firm, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, on strategic, policy and governance issues. Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy (born 20 August 1946) is an Indian billionaire businessman. [34] He is also a member of IESE's International Advisory Board (IAB). Narayana Murthy | Infosys | Catamaran Fund | Personalities –", "He studied in Kannada medium till Class 10", https://qz.com/india/1038178/sudha-murthy-wife-of-infosys-founder-nr-narayana-murthy-recalls-being-only-girl-in-her-engineering-college/, "485 Interview with N.R. October 30, 2018 In 2010 it was about 500-700 people per day. In 1969 he received his master's degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. [28][31] In 2005 he co-chaired the World Economic Forum in Davos. In 2018 - 1500-2000. In June 2013, Murthy was appointed as the executive chairman for a period of five years.[10][11]. These are some of the facts based on Sudha Murthy's ( Narayana Murthy's wife) writings: 1. Narayana Murthy", "LN Mittal, Ratan Tata, Narayana Murthy get Padma Vibhushan", "N.R. [8][9], Murthy serves as an independent director on the corporate board of HSBC and has served as a director on the boards of DBS Bank, Unilever, ICICI and NDTV. He started Infosys in 1981 and was the CEO from 1981 to 2002 as well as the chairman from 2002 to 2011. [33] Akshata is married to Rishi Sunak since 2009 who is the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer and Conservative MP for Richmond (Yorks).

[17] After completing his school education, he went to the National Institute of Engineering and graduated in 1967 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. Murthy lives in the same flat in Bangalore that Infosys was started at. She does philanthropic work through the Infosys Foundation. On 12th June 2014 it was announced that Murthy would step down as the Executive chairman effectively on 14th June. [32], On 1st June 2013, Murthy returned to Infosys as the Executive chairman and Additional Director.

[25] At Infosys he articulated, designed and implemented the Global Delivery Model for IT services outsourcing from India.
He is the co-founder of Infosys, and has been chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president, and chief mentor, before retiring and taking the title chairman emeritus. [26] He was the chairman of the board from 2002 to 2006, after which he also became the Chief Mentor. Queue to Narayana Murthy house.

[21] He started a company named Softronics. Narayana Murthy was born on 20 August 1946 in Shidlaghatta, Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka[16] into a middle-class Brahmin family.