N.R. Narayana Murthy

Background

Murthy, N.R. Narayana was born on August 20, 1946 in Sid Laghatta, Karnataka, India. Son of Nagavara Ramarao and Padmavathamma Rao.

Education

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Mysore University, India, 1967. Master in Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 1969. Doctorate (honorary), Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 2005.

Career

Chief systems programmer Indian Institute Management, Ahmedabad, India, 1969-1971. System engineer SESA, Paris, 1972-1974. Project leader Systems Research Institute, Pune, India, 1975-1977.

Head software group Patni Computer Systems, Mumbai, India, 1977-1981. Co-founder Infosys Technolgies Ltd., Bangalore, India, 1981, chairman India, 1981—2006, Chief Executive Officer India, 1981—2002, chief mentor India, since 2002, non-executive chairman India, since 2006. Member governing. council National Central Software Technology, Mumbai, India, Center Mathemat.

Modelling and Computer Simulation, Bangalore, India. Member Prime Minister's Council on Trade and Industry. Board directors Reserve Bank of India, European Institute of Business Administration (Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires), DBS Bank, United Nations Foundation.

Board trustees Cornell University, Singapore Management University. Member Asian Executive Board, University Pennsylvania Wharton Business School. Member Asia Pacific advisory board British Telecomm.

Plc.; director Software Systems Support and Education Center Ltd., Bangalore. Chairman Indian Institute Management, Ahmedabad. Member advisory board Stanford Graduate School Business, Yale University.

Member corporation governance initiative Harvard Business School. Member president council University Tokyo. Member Prime Ministers' Council on Trade and Industry.

Board directors Household Bank, Ford Foundation, United Nations Foundation, Unilever 2007-2010. Information Technology advisor to several Asian countries.

Membership

Board directors Cornell University, Wharton School, Singapore Management University, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore, European Institute of Business Administration (Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires). Fellow: Indian National Academy Engineering, Computer Science India. Member: Association for Computing Machinery (Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (honorary), National Academy Engineering (foreign associate), National Association Software and Services (president 1992-1994), Confederation Indian Industry.

Interests

• Reading, listening to western and indian classical music.

Connections

Married Sudha Kulkarni, February 10, 1978. Children; Akshata, Rohan.

Father:

Nagavara Ramarao

Mother:

Padmavathamma Rao

Spouse:

Sudha Kulkarni