N. R. Narayana Murthy

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N. R. Narayana Murthy
Murthy in 2014
Born
Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy

(1946-08-20) 20 August 1946 (age 78)[1]
Sidlaghatta, Kingdom of Mysore, British India
(present-day Karnataka, India)
Alma materNational Institute of Engineering, Mysuru (BE)
IIT Kanpur (MTech)
Known forFounder and Chairman Emeritus of Infosys[2]
Board member ofUnited Nations Foundation[3]
Ford Foundation[4]
Spouse
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(m. 1978)​
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ChildrenAkshata Murty
Rohan Murty
RelativesRishi Sunak (son-in-law)
Shrinivas Kulkarni (brother-in-law)
Gururaj Deshpande (brother-in-law)
Awards

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 is the father-in-law of Rishi Sunak, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2022 to 2024.

As per Forbes list of India’s 100 richest tycoons, dated 9 October 2024, N.R. Narayana Murthy is ranked 62nd with a net worth of $5.3 Billion.[12]

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.[13][14]

Murthy has been listed among the 12 greatest entrepreneurs of our time by Fortune magazine.[15] He has been described as the "father of the Indian IT sector" by Time magazine and CNBC for his contribution to outsourcing in India.[16][17] In 2005, he co-chaired the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.[18] Murthy has been honoured with the Padma Vibhushan[19] and Padma Shri awards.[20]

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  2. ^ "Narayana Murthy returns as Infosys executive chairman as company falters". The Times of India. 1 June 2013. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  3. ^ "UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS NAMES KATHY CALVIN NEXT PRESIDENT AND CEO". Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  4. ^ "N. R. Narayana Murthy". Ford Foundation.
  5. ^ "Love Story Of Narayana Murthy And Sudha". CiteHR. 14 November 2006.
  6. ^ "Infosys – Founders of the Company | Management Profiles".
  7. ^ "Murthy to continue as Chief Mentor of Infosys".
  8. ^ "From disruptors to financial magnates, here are a few IITians who made their mark on Indian and global turf". Firstpost. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Infosys chairman Narayana Murthy calls it a day". The Times of India. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  10. ^ "Friday farewell: Narayana Murthy logs out of Infosys". IBNLive. 20 August 2011. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  11. ^ "Forbes profile: N.R. Narayana Murthy". Forbes. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  12. ^ "India's 100 Richest".
  13. ^ "Infosys appoints Narayana Murthy as Executive Chairman of the board, KV Kamath steps down". The Economic Times. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  14. ^ "Narayana Murthy Appointed as Additional Director and Executive Chairman of Infosys Board". Bloomberg TV India. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  15. ^ "Narayana Murthy is among Fortune's 12 'greatest entrepreneurs'". Hindustan Times. 28 March 2012. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  16. ^ "INDIA'S INFLUENTIALS N.R. Narayana Murthy". Time. 15 August 2007. Archived from the original on 6 May 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  17. ^ "CNBC 25: 13. Narayana Murthy".
  18. ^ "How to build a great company". Rediff.com. 31 January 2005. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  19. ^ "LN Mittal, Ratan Tata, Narayana Murthy get Padma Vibhushan". Economic Times. 26 January 2008. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  20. ^ Cite error: The named reference karnataka was invoked but never defined (see the help page).