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N. R. Narayana Murthy
Co-founding Infosys and helping build India’s global software-services industry.
Infosys · Indian listing
- Born
- 20 August 1946
- Birthplace
- Sidlaghatta, India
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N. R. Narayana Murthy
N. R. Narayana Murthy is an Indian entrepreneur whose company became a major international technology-services business.
Early life
Engineering
Studied engineering in Mysore and at IIT Kanpur.
Early computing
Worked as a systems programmer at IIM Ahmedabad.
Career
- 1970s
Software experience
Worked in computing and attempted an early venture.
- 1981–2002
Infosys leadership
Co-founded Infosys with six colleagues and served as chief executive.
- Later career
Chairmanship
Continued in board and mentoring roles before retirement from executive leadership.
Companies & milestones
Infosys
Helped establish the software-services company.
Indian listing
Led the company through its public offering.
Nasdaq listing
Infosys entered the US exchange.
Beyond work
Family
Married author and philanthropist Sudha Murty.
Business debate
His public comments on corporate governance and work have drawn wide discussion.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: ps482207. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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