Narendra Patni

Narendra Kumar Patni (9 March 1942 – 3 June 2014) was an entrepreneur and IT visionary who founded Patni Computer Systems[1] and helped establish the overall Indian IT industry.[2] He is considered a "pioneer of India's information technology (IT) services revolution"[1] and a "doyen of the industry"[3] Patni was listed in the Forbes list of India's 40 Richest in 2005.[4]

Patni was the founder and CEO of Patni Computer Systems, (PTI, PATNI) with headquarters in Kendall Square, Cambridge and Mumbai, India. Patni Computer Systems employed 18,000 people around the world and was listed on the Bombay and New York Stock Exchanges.

Narendra Patni graduated in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee and had a master's degree in Electrical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also held an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.[5] Patni divided his time between Mumbai, India and Boston, MA.

He died on 3 June 2014 in Boston, MA.

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  3. ^ Charlie, Adith. "The first poster boy of Indian IT industry". @businessline.
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