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			{{Short description\|Indian businessman (born 1946)}}
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	\| name = N. R. Narayana Murthy		\| name = N. R. Narayana Murthy
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			\| caption = Murthy in 2014
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			\| birth_name = Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy
	\| caption = Speaking at ] Global China Business Meeting 2006
			\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|df=yes\|1946\|8\|20}}<ref name="DOB">{{cite news \|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2006-05-22/news/27455768_1_nr-narayana-murthy-infosys-chairman-chief-mentor \|title=Narayana Murthy to retire in August \|work=The Economic Times \|date=22 May 2006 \|access-date=20 April 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520140227/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2006-05-22/news/27455768_1_nr-narayana-murthy-infosys-chairman-chief-mentor \|archive-date=20 May 2016}}</ref>
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1946\|8\|20\|df=yes}}
	\| birth_place = ], ], India		\| birth_place = ], ], ]<br/>(present-day ], India)
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			\| known_for = Founder and Chairman Emeritus of ]<ref>{{cite news \|title=Narayana Murthy returns as Infosys executive chairman as company falters \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/software-services/Narayana-Murthy-returns-as-Infosys-executive-chairman-as-company-falters/articleshow/20378803.cms \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609135828/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-01/software-services/39674140_1_infosys-board-narayana-murthy-executive-chairman \|url-status=live \|archive-date=9 June 2013 \|access-date= 19 July 2013 \|work=] \|date=1 June 2013}}</ref>
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			\| boards = ]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.unfoundation.org/news-and-media/press-releases/2012/board-announces-leadership-transitions.html\|title=UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS NAMES KATHY CALVIN NEXT PRESIDENT AND CEO\|access-date=28 October 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029012456/http://www.unfoundation.org/news-and-media/press-releases/2012/board-announces-leadership-transitions.html\|archive-date=29 October 2017\|url-status=dead}}</ref><br> ]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.fordfoundation.org/about/people/n-r-narayana-murthy/\|title=N. R. Narayana Murthy\|website=Ford Foundation}}</ref>
	\| occupation = Chairman Emeritus, ]
			\| spouse = {{Marriage\|]\|1978}}<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.citehr.com/17449-love-story-narayana-murthy-sudha.html#:~:text=WE%20WERE%20MARRIED%20IN%20MURTY'S,POOLING%20IN%20RS%20400%20EACH.\|title=Love Story Of Narayana Murthy And Sudha\|website=CiteHR\|date=14 November 2006 }}</ref>
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	\| networth = $2 billion (2011)<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.forbes.com/profile/nr-narayana-murthy \| work=Forbes}}</ref>
			\| relatives = ] (son-in-law)<br>] (brother-in-law)<br>] (brother-in-law)
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			\| awards = {{ubl\|] (2000)\|] (2007)\|] (2008)\|] (2008)}}
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	\| children = 2<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.indiatoday.com/itoday/20050221/power4.html \| title=India Today 2005 Power List \|publisher=Indiatoday.com \|date=21 February 2005 \|accessdate=8 November 2011}}</ref>
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			'''Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy''' (born 20 August 1946) is an Indian ] businessman. He is one of the seven co-founders of ],<ref>{{cite web\| url=https://www.infosys.com/about/management-profiles/founders.html\| title=Infosys – Founders of the Company \| Management Profiles}}</ref> and has previously served as the chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president, and chief mentor<ref>{{cite news \| title=Murthy to continue as Chief Mentor of Infosys\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/software/murthy-to-continue-as-chief-mentor-of-infosys/articleshow/1736087.cms?from=mdr}}</ref> of the company before retiring and taking the title chairman emeritus.<ref>{{cite news\|title=From disruptors to financial magnates, here are a few IITians who made their mark on Indian and global turf\|url=https://www.firstpost.com/business/from-disruptors-to-financial-magnates-here-are-a-few-iitians-who-made-their-mark-on-indian-and-global-turf-7022781.html\|publisher=Firstpost\|access-date=22 July 2019}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite news \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Infosys-chairman-Narayana-Murthy-calls-it-a-day/articleshow/9655929.cms \|title=Infosys chairman Narayana Murthy calls it a day \|work=The Times of India \|date=19 August 2011 \|access-date=19 August 2011}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite news \|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/narayana-murthy-steps-down-as-infosys-chairman/177070-7.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001035522/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/narayana-murthy-steps-down-as-infosys-chairman/177070-7.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=1 October 2012 \|title=Friday farewell: Narayana Murthy logs out of Infosys \|work=IBNLive \|date=20 August 2011 \|access-date=20 August 2011}}</ref> 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 '']''.<ref name="Forbes profile">{{cite news\| url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/nr-narayana-murthy/ \| work=Forbes \|title=Forbes profile: N.R. Narayana Murthy \|access-date=25 October 2022}}</ref> Murthy is the father-in-law of ], the former ] from 2022 to 2024.
	'''Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy''' ({{lang-kn\|ನಾಗವಾರ ರಾಮರಾಯ ನಾರಾಯಣ ಮೂರ್ತಿ}} {{IAST\|nāgavāra rāma-rāya nārāyaṇa mūrti}}), better known as '''N. R. Narayana Murthy''', is an Indian industrialist and software engineer. He and six other engineers co-founded ] in 1981. Murthy served as CEO from 1981 to 2002. From 2002 to 2011, he served as the Chairman. In 2011, he stepped down from the board and became Chairman Emeritus.

			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.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=India’s 100 Richest \|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/india-billionaires/}}</ref>
	==Early life==

	Born in ], ] on 20 August 1946 to a Kannada Madhva Brahmin family, Murthy graduated with a degree in electrical engineering from the ], ] in 1967. He received his master's degree from ] in 1969.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-03-04/news/27710791_1_independent-non-executive-director-hsbc-board-infosys-technologies \|title=Murthy to join HSBC board, to get over Rs 50 lakh annual fee \|publisher=Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com \|date= 4 March 2008\|accessdate=8 November 2011}}</ref>
			Murthy was born and raised in ], ]. Murthy first worked at the ], as chief systems programmer, and ] in ], ]. 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.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/infosys-appoints-narayana-murthy-as-executive-chairman-of-the-board-kv-kamath-steps-down/articleshow/20378690.cms \|title=Infosys appoints Narayana Murthy as Executive Chairman of the board, KV Kamath steps down \|publisher=] \|date=1 June 2013 \|access-date=1 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Narayana Murthy Appointed as Additional Director and Executive Chairman of Infosys Board\|url=http://www.btvin.com/videos/watch/321/narayana-murthy-returns-to-revive-infosys\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728060426/http://www.btvin.com/videos/watch/321/narayana-murthy-returns-to-revive-infosys\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=28 July 2014\|publisher=]}}</ref>

			Murthy has been listed among the 12 greatest entrepreneurs of our time by '']'' magazine.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/CorporateNews/Narayana-Murthy-is-among-Fortune-s-12-greatest-entrepreneurs/Article1-832212.aspx \|title=Narayana Murthy is among Fortune's 12 'greatest entrepreneurs' \|publisher=] \|date=28 March 2012 \|access-date=1 June 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615003345/http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/CorporateNews/Narayana-Murthy-is-among-Fortune-s-12-greatest-entrepreneurs/Article1-832212.aspx \|archive-date=15 June 2012 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> He has been described as the "father of the Indian IT sector" by '']'' magazine and ] for his contribution to outsourcing in India.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1652689_1652372_1652367,00.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506084241/http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1652689_1652372_1652367,00.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=6 May 2008 \|title=INDIA'S INFLUENTIALS N.R. Narayana Murthy \|publisher=] \|access-date=1 June 2013 \|date=15 August 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \| title=CNBC 25: 13. Narayana Murthy\| url=https://www.cnbc.com/2014/04/29/25-nr-narayana-murthy.html}}</ref> In 2005, he co-chaired the ] in ], ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2005/jan/31spec.htm \|title=How to build a great company \|work=Rediff.com \|date=31 January 2005 \|access-date=8 November 2011}}</ref> Murthy has been honoured with the ]<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-01-26/news/27713021_1_padma-vibhushan-padma-awards-second-highest-civilian-award\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528081221/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-01-26/news/27713021_1_padma-vibhushan-padma-awards-second-highest-civilian-award\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=28 May 2013\|title=LN Mittal, Ratan Tata, Narayana Murthy get Padma Vibhushan\|publisher=Economic Times\|date=26 January 2008\|access-date=2 June 2013}}</ref> and ] awards.<ref name="karnataka" />

			==Early life and education==
			N. R. Narayana Murthy was born on 20 August 1946 in ], a city in India's south-western state of ]<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/he-studied-in-kannada-medium-till-class-10/article1521724.ece \| location=Chennai, India \| work=The Hindu \| first=K.V. \| last=Subramanya \| title=He studied in Kannada medium till Class 10 \| date=9 March 2011}}</ref> into a Kannada- speaking middle-class ] family.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://qz.com/india/1038178/sudha-murthy-wife-of-infosys-founder-nr-narayana-murthy-recalls-being-only-girl-in-her-engineering-college/\|title = A woman's place is in the kitchen: My experience as the only girl in engineering school in 1968\| date=26 July 2017 }}</ref> After completing his school education, he went to the ] and graduated in 1967 with a bachelor's degree in ]. In 1969 he received his master's degree from the ].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://teck.in/narayana-murthys-childhood.html\|title=Narayana Murthy's Childhood\|access-date=1 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="YouTube">{{cite news\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zJNc5KvWg0\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129024048/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zJNc5KvWg0&gl=US&hl=en\| archive-date=2013-01-29 \| url-status=dead\|title=Narayana Murthy on Achievers' Club\|access-date=1 June 2013}}</ref>

			In 2007, Murthy received an ] from ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/honorary-degrees/#2000s-431177-15 \|website=Honorary Graduates \|access-date=1 March 2024 \|title=Honorary Graduates }}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
	Murthy's first job position was at ], where he worked as the chief ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.india-seminar.com/2000/485/485%20interview.htm \|title=485 Interview with N.R. Narayana Murthy \|publisher=India-seminar.com \|date= \|accessdate=8 November 2011}}</ref> After ], he started a company named Softronics in 1976.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.maheshonline.com/an-interview-with-narayana-murthy/ \|title=An Interview With Narayana Murthy \|work=maheshone \|first=Prannoy \|last=Roy \|date=29 March 2008 \|accessdate=9 October 2011}}</ref> When that company failed, he joined ] in ].

			Murthy first worked as a ] under a faculty at ] and then later as the chief systems programmer.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.india-seminar.com/2000/485/485%20interview.htm \|title=485 Interview with N.R. Narayana Murthy \|publisher=India-seminar.com \|access-date=7 March 2013}}</ref> There he worked on India's first time-sharing computer system<ref name="YouTube" /> and designed and implemented a BASIC interpreter for ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.in.com/narayana-murthy/biography-424.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501110713/http://www.in.com/narayana-murthy/biography-424.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=1 May 2013\|title=Business Leaders NARAYANA MURTHY\|access-date=2 June 2013}}</ref> He started a company named Softronics. When that company failed after about a year and a half, he joined ] in ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.maheshonline.com/an-interview-with-narayana-murthy/ \|title=An Interview With Narayana Murthy \|work=maheshone \|first=Prannoy \|last=Roy \|date=29 March 2008 \|access-date=7 March 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111228140208/http://www.maheshonline.com/an-interview-with-narayana-murthy/ \|archive-date=28 December 2011 }}</ref>
	After settling down in Pune, Murthy founded ] in 1981<ref><cite web\|url=].<ref name=yentha>{{cite web \|url=http://www.yentha.com/news/view/1/13720 \|title=Infosys Chairman Narayana Murthy Steps Down \|work=yentha.com \|date=20 August 2011 \|accessdate=20 August 2011}}</ref> Murthy served as the ] of Infosys for 21 years and was succeeded by co-founder ] in 2002.<ref name=yentha /> At Infosys he articulated, designed and implemented the Global Delivery Model which has become the foundation for the huge success in IT services outsourcing from India. He held the executive position of Chairman of the Board from 2002 to 2006, when he became the "non-executive" Chairman of the Board and Chief Mentor.<ref name=yentha /><ref>.</ref> In August 2011, he retired completely from the company and taking the title Chairman Emeritus.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Infosys-chairman-Narayana-Murthy-calls-it-a-day/articleshow/9655929.cms \|title=Infosys chairman Narayana Murthy calls it a day \|work=The Times of India \|date=19 August 2011 \|accessdate=19 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/narayana-murthy-steps-down-as-infosys-chairman/177070-7.html \|title=Friday farewell: Narayana Murthy logs out of Infosys \|work=IBNLive \|date=20 August 2011 \|accessdate=20 August 2011}}</ref>

			Murthy mentions that being arrested and expelled for no good reason during the communist era 1974 in a border town near the ]-]n border, turned him into a "compassionate ]" from a "confused ]/]". In 1981 he, with six software professionals, founded ]<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/infosys-co-founder-narayana-murthy-recalls-incident-that-made-him-a-compassionate-capitalist/story/393212.html\|publisher=businesstoday.in\|access-date=27 March 2020\|title=NR Narayana Murthy's life changing incident\|date=6 January 2020 }}</ref><ref name="studyrays">in Pune, {{cite news\|url=http://studyrays.com/info/alltimegreat/business/nr-narayana-murthy.php\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630091509/http://studyrays.com/info/alltimegreat/business/nr-narayana-murthy.php\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=30 June 2013\|title=NR Narayana Murthy's Profile, Founders of Infosys Technologies\|access-date=1 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.infosys.com/newsroom/press-releases/pages/infosys-announces-leadership-succession.aspx \|title=Infosys Announces Leadership Succession \|work=Infosys \|date=30 April 2011 \|access-date=7 March 2013}}</ref> with an initial capital investment of Rs 10,000, which was provided by his wife ].<ref name=yentha>{{cite web \|url=http://www.yentha.com/news/view/1/13720 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209210438/http://www.yentha.com/news/view/1/13720 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=9 February 2013 \|title=Infosys Chairman Narayana Murthy Steps Down \|work=yentha.com \|date=20 August 2011 \|access-date=20 August 2011 }}</ref> Murthy was the CEO of Infosys for 21 years from 1981 to 2002<ref name="studyrays" /> and was succeeded by co-founder ].<ref name=yentha /> At Infosys he articulated, designed and implemented a global delivery model for IT services outsourcing from India.<ref>{{cite web\| url=http://www.infosys.com/about/management-profiles/Pages/narayana-murthy.aspx\|title=Management Profiles, N. R. Narayana Murthy \|publisher=Infosys Limited\|access-date=1 June 2013}}</ref> He was the chairman of the board from 2002 to 2006, after which he also became the chief mentor.<ref name=yentha /><ref>.</ref> In August 2011, he retired from the company, taking the title chairman emeritus.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto"/>
			] in 2014]]
			Murthy is an independent director on the corporate board of ] and has been a director on the boards of ], ], ] and ].<ref name="Forbes profile"/><ref name=NM-B-01></ref> He is also a member of the advisory boards and councils of several educational and philanthropic institutions,<ref name="Forbes profile"/><ref name=NM-B-01/> including ], ], ], ], the ], the Indo-British Partnership, Asian Institute of Management, a trustee of the ], a trustee of the ] in Princeton, and as a trustee of the Rhodes Trust.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/page/trustees \|title=The Rhodes Trust and Trustees – The Rhodes Trust \|publisher=Rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk \|access-date=8 November 2011 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807173028/http://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/page/trustees \|archive-date= 7 August 2011 }}</ref> He is also the Chairman of the Governing board of ].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Narayana Murthyto chair PHFI\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2219732.ece\|access-date=19 July 2011\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=12 July 2011\|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> He is on the Asia Pacific advisory board of ].<ref name=NM-B-01/><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.unfoundation.org/who-we-are/board/n-r-narayana-murthy.html \|title=United Nations Foundation – N. R. Narayana Murthy (India) \|publisher=Unfoundation.org \|date=20 August 1946 \|access-date=8 November 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308113141/http://www.unfoundation.org/who-we-are/board/n-r-narayana-murthy.html \|archive-date=8 March 2012 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

			In June 2013, Murthy returned to Infosys as executive chairman and a director.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Infosys Board appoints Mr. N R Narayana Murthy as Executive Chairman of the Board \|url=https://www.infosys.com/newsroom/press-releases/2013/nrn-executive-chairman.html \|access-date=2024-02-01 \|website=www.infosys.com}}</ref> In June 2014, he stood down as executive chairman, was non-executive chairman until October, when he became chairman emeritus.<ref name="bp">{{cite web\|title=Vishal Sikka to be CEO and MD of Infosys, Murthy Non-Executive Chairman\|date=12 June 2014\|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/06/vishal-sikka-to-be-ceo-and-md-of-infosys-from-august-1/\|publisher=news.biharprabha.com\|access-date=12 June 2014}}</ref>

			Murthy is also on the strategic board which advises the national law firm, ], on strategic, policy and governance issues.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Vyas\|first1=Maulik\|title=Cyril Shroff ropes in business luminaries like Narayana Murthy, Deepak Parekh, Uday Kotak and others for advisory board of his law firm\|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/consultancy-/-audit/cyril-shroff-ropes-in-business-luminaries-like-narayana-murthy-deepak-parekh-uday-kotak-and-others-for-advisory-board-of-his-law-firm/articleshow/48417617.cms\|access-date=10 August 2015\|work=The Economic Times}}</ref> He is a member of ] International Advisory Board (IAB).<ref>, iese.edu</ref>

			In 2010, Murthy has made an investment in SKS Microfinance along with venture capitalist Vinod Khosla.
			<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.livemint.com/Money/PEPcriJKTDeSRgsuprwL8O/Profiting-from-poverty-SKS-Microfinance-IPO-sparks-debate.html\|title=Profiting from poverty? SKS Microfinance IPO sparks debate: Narayana Murthy\|date=2010-04-09\|website=livemint\|language=en\|access-date=2010-04-09}}</ref>

			In 2011, Murthy has made a controversial statement on IIT Students about their abilities.
			<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/poor-quality-of-students-entering-iits-narayana-murthy-142527-2011-10-02\|title=Poor quality of students entering IITs: Narayana Murthy\|date=2011-10-04\|website=Indiatoday\|language=en\|access-date=2011-10-04}}</ref>

			In 2016, Murthy spoke with Harvard Business Review Ascend<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://hbrascend.org/topics/how-to-be-a-better-manager-an-interview-with-n-r-narayana-murthy/ \|title=How To Be a Better Manager – An Interview with N. R. Narayana Murthy
			\|publisher=hbrascend.org \|date=26 November 2017 }}</ref> on the subject of "How To Be a Better Manager".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://hbrascend.org/topics/how-to-be-a-better-manager-an-interview-with-n-r-narayana-murthy/\|title=How To Be a Better Manager - An Interview with N. R. Narayana Murthy\|website=hbrascend.org\|language=en\|access-date=2020-02-14}}</ref>

			In 2017, Murthy raised concerns over alleged corporate governance lapses at Infosys, however the company went on to deny these claims.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/eeK2B7ISo6JWXZlSBnecMO/Infosys-directors-said-Sikka-not-CEO-material-Narayana-Murth.html\|title=Narayana Murthy raises issues at Infosys again\|last=Sood\|first=Anirban Sen, Varun\|date=2017-08-18\|website=Livemint\|language=en\|access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref>
	Murthy serves as an independent director on the corporate boards of ], ], ], ] and ]. He also serves on the boards of the ], the ], the Indo-British Partnership, a trustee of the ], and as a trustee of the Rhodes Trust <ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/page/trustees \|title=The Rhodes Trust and Trustees - The Rhodes Trust \|publisher=Rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk \|date= \|accessdate=8 November 2011}}</ref> that manages the ]. He is also the Chairman of the Governing board of ] <ref>{{cite news\|title=Narayana Murthyto chair PHFI\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2219732.ece\|accessdate=19 July 2011\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=12 July 2011\|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> He also serves on the Asia Pacific Advisory Board of ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.unfoundation.org/who-we-are/board/n-r-narayana-murthy.html \|title=United Nations Foundation - N. R. Narayana Murthy (India) \|publisher=Unfoundation.org \|date=20 August 1946 \|accessdate=8 November 2011}}</ref> In 2005 he co-chaired the ] in ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2005/jan/31spec.htm \|title=How to build a great company \|publisher=Rediff.com \|date=31 January 2005 \|accessdate=8 November 2011}}</ref>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
			Murthy's wife ] is an educator, author, and philanthropist who has served as the chairperson of the non-profit ].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.livemint.com/2009/12/18203315/Gururaj-Deshpande--The-serial.html \|title=Gururaj Deshpande – The serial entrepreneur \|author=Venkatesha Babu \|newspaper=] \|publisher=] \|date=18 December 2009 \|access-date=22 March 2011}}</ref> They have two children together: a son, ], and a daughter, ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.indiatoday.com/itoday/20050221/power4.html \|title=India Today 2005 Power List \|publisher=Indiatoday.com \|date=21 February 2005 \|access-date=8 November 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830101733/http://www.indiatoday.com/itoday/20050221/power4.html \|archive-date=30 August 2009 \|url-status=dead \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> From June 2013 to June 2014, ] joined Infosys as an executive assistant to his father.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/rohan-murty-to-join-infosys-as-narayana-murthys-executive-assistant/articleshow/20379563.cms \| work=The Economic Times \| title=Rohan Murty to join Infosys as Narayana Murthy's executive assistant \| date=1 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="bp"/> He left Infosys to create his own company called Soroco in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-04-26 \|title=Meet Rohan Murthy, Son Of Narayana And Sudha Murthy: Know His Net Worth, Education, Business And More \|url=https://www.herzindagi.com/society-culture/rohan-murthy-narayan-murthy-sudha-murty-son-net-worth-article-278919 \|access-date=2024-11-10 \|website=HerZindagi English \|language=en}}</ref> In 2009, Akshata married British-Indian ] politician ], who served as ] from 2022 to 2024.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Rishi Sunak: The wealthy millennial who rocketed to power \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51490893 \|work=BBC News \|date=25 October 2022}}</ref>
	His wife, ] (née Kulkarni), is an Indian social worker and accomplished author. She is known for her philanthropic work through the Infosys Foundation. Her sister, Jayashree Deshpande is wife of enterpreneur and founder of US-based Sycamore Networks, ]. Murthy is the brother-in-law of serial entrepreneur ].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.livemint.com/2009/12/18203315/Gururaj-Deshpande--The-serial.html \|title=Gururaj Deshpande - The serial entrepreneur \|author=Venkatesha Babu \|newspaper=] \|publisher=] \|date={{Start date\|df=yes\|2009\|12\|18}} \|accessdate={{Start date\|df=yes\|2011\|3\|22}}}}</ref>

	==Awards and honours==		==Awards and honours==
			] presenting the ] to N. R. Narayana Murthy, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in 2008]]
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	! Year !! Name !! Awarding organization !! Ref.		! Year !! Name !! Awarding organization !! Ref.
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~2011~~		\| 2000
			\| ]
	\| ] Lifetime Achievement Award
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| <ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.~~cnbc~~.com/id/~~45426267~~/~~Region_s_Top_Leaders_Named_at_the_10th_CNBC_Asia_Business_Leaders_Awards~~\|title=~~Region’s~~ ~~Top~~ ~~Leaders~~ ~~Named~~ at ~~the~~ ~~10th~~ ~~CNBC~~ ~~Asia~~ ~~Business~~ ~~Leaders~~ ~~Awards~~}}</ref>		\|<ref name="karnataka">{{cite web\|url=http://www.karnataka.com/personalities/narayana-murthy/ \|title=N.R. Narayana Murthy \| Infosys \| Catamaran Fund \| Personalities \|publisher=Karnataka.com \|access-date=8 November 2011}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
			\|2002
	\| 2011
			\|IET Honorary Fellow
	\| ] Lifetime Achievement Award
			\|Institution of Engineering and Technology
	\| ]
			\|<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Honorary Fellows list \|url=https://www.theiet.org/membership/library-archives/the-iet-archives/iet-history/honorary-fellows-list/ \|access-date=2022-10-27 \|website=www.theiet.org \|language=en-US}}</ref>
	\| <ref>{{cite web \|url= http://business.in.com/article/leaderhip-awards/nrn-murthy-margins-better-than-revenues/29702/1 \|title=N.R.N. Murthy: Margins Better Than Revenues \|accessdate=31 October 2011}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~2011~~		\| 2003
			\| ]
	\| ]'s Icon of India
			\| Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur of the Year Jury
	\| ]
	\| <ref>{{cite web \|url= http://www.~~ndtv~~.com/~~article~~/~~india~~/~~ndtv~~-~~indian~~-of-~~the~~-~~year~~-~~2011~~-~~142183~~ \|title=~~NDTV~~ ~~Indian~~ ~~of the Year 2011~~ \|~~work~~=~~ndtv.com~~ \|~~accessdate~~=19 ~~October~~ ~~2011~~}}</ref>		\|<ref name="WEOY_award">{{cite web\|url=http://www.ey.com/GL/en/About-us/Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year/World-Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year---Past-winners \|title= WEOY winner 2003 \|publisher=E&Y \|access-date=10 June 2013}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~2010~~		\| 2007
			\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ].		\| ]
	\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ieee.org/documents/~~hon_mem_rl~~.pdf \|title=IEEE ~~Honorary~~ ~~Membership~~ Recipients \|publisher=IEEE \|~~accessdate={{Start~~ date~~\|df~~=~~yes\|~~2010~~\|12\|20}}~~}}</ref>		\|<ref name="Weber_award">{{cite web\|url=http://www.ieee.org/documents/weber_rl.pdf \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619230236/http://ieee.org/documents/weber_rl.pdf \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=19 June 2010 \|title=IEEE Ernst Weber Engineering Leadership Recognition Recipients \|publisher=IEEE \|access-date=20 November 2010}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~2010~~		\| 2007
			\| ] (CBE)
	\| Man of the Year
	\| ]		\| ]
			\|<ref name="cbe">{{cite web\|url=http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front%3Fpagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1166536150628\|title=British Honorary Awards\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121223152106/http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1166536150628\|archive-date=23 December 2012\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
	\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/photos-news/Photos-India/gqawards2010/Article4-605357.aspx \|title=GQ Men of the Year 2010\|publisher=] \|accessdate={{Start date\|df=yes\|2010\|09\|27}}}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~2010~~		\| 2007
			\| ]
	\| Foreign Associate Member
			\| ]
	\| ]
			\|<ref name="Honorary Degrees">{{Cite web \|title=Honorary Graduates \|url=https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/honorary-degrees/ \|access-date=2024-04-08 \|website=Lancaster University \|language=en}}</ref>
	\|<ref name="NAE">{{cite web\|url=http://www.nae.edu/MembersSection/Directory20412/31146.aspx \|title=NAE Members Directory - Mr. N. R. Narayana Murthy \|publisher=] \|accessdate={{Start date\|df=yes\|2011\|1\|15}}}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~2009~~		\| 2008
			\| ]
	\| ]
			\| ]
	\| ]
			\|<ref name="legion">{{cite web\|url=http://publication.samachar.com/pub_article.php?id=1169187&navname=General%20&moreurl=http://publication.samachar.com/timesofindia/general/india.php&homeurl=http://www.samachar.com\|title=Naryanamurthy receive highest civilian honour of France\|access-date=26 January 2008\|work=The Times of India\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230423/http://publication.samachar.com/pub_article.php?id=1169187&navname=General%20&moreurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpublication.samachar.com%2Ftimesofindia%2Fgeneral%2Findia.php&homeurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.samachar.com\|archive-date=3 March 2016\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
	\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/wilson-center-awards-dinner-new-delhi-india \|title=Wilson Center Awards Dinner in New Delhi, India \|publisher=] \|accessdate={{Start date\|df=yes\|2009\|01\|09}}}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2008		\| 2008
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmavibhushan_awards_list1.php?start=30 \|title=Padma Vibhushan Awardees - Padma Awards - My India, My Pride - Know India: National Portal of India \|publisher=India.gov.in \|date~~= \|accessdate~~=8 November 2011}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmavibhushan_awards_list1.php?start=30 \|title=Padma Vibhushan Awardees – Padma Awards – My India, My Pride – Know India: National Portal of India \|publisher=India.gov.in \|access-date=8 November 2011}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~2008~~		\| 2009
			\| ]
	\| ]
			\| ]
	\| ]
			\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/wilson-center-awards-dinner-new-delhi-india \|title=Wilson Center Awards Dinner in New Delhi, India \|publisher=] \|access-date=9 January 2009}}</ref>
	\|<ref name="legion">{{cite web\|url=http://publication.samachar.com/pub_article.php?id=1169187&navname=General%20&moreurl=http://publication.samachar.com/timesofindia/general/india.php&homeurl=http://www.samachar.com\|author=\|title=Naryanamurthy receive highest civilian honour of France\|work=\|accessdate=26 January 2008\|publisher=The Times of India}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
			\|2009
	\| 2007
			\|Doctorate of Science (Honoris Causa)
	\| ] (CBE)
			\|]
	\| ]
			\|
	\|<ref name="cbe">{{cite web\|url=http://collections.europarchive.org/tna/20080205132101/www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front%3Fpagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1166536150628\|author=\|title=British Honorary Awards}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~2007~~		\| 2010
			\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ].
	\|<ref ~~name="Weber_award"~~>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ieee.org/documents/~~weber_rl~~.pdf \|title=IEEE ~~Ernst~~ ~~Weber Engineering Leadership Recognition~~ Recipients \|publisher=IEEE \|~~accessdate~~=~~{{Start~~ ~~date~~\|df=~~yes~~\|~~2010~~\|~~11\|20}}~~}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.ieee.org/documents/hon_mem_rl.pdf \|title=IEEE Honorary Membership Recipients \|publisher=IEEE \|access-date=20 December 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629021316/http://www.ieee.org/documents/hon_mem_rl.pdf \|archive-date=29 June 2011 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~2003~~		\| 2011
			\| ]'s Icon of India
	\| Indo-French Forum Medal
			\| ]
	\| Indo-French Forum
	\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.~~rediff~~.com/~~money~~/~~2003~~/~~oct/13infy.htm~~ \|title=~~Infosys~~ ~~chief~~ ~~conferred~~ ~~Indo-French~~ ~~Forum~~ ~~medal~~ \|~~publisher~~=~~Rediff~~.com \|date= ~~\|accessdate=~~2011~~-11-08~~}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/ndtv-indian-of-the-year-2011-142183 \|title=NDTV Indian of the Year 2011 \|work=ndtv.com \|access-date=19 October 2011}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~2003~~		\| 2012
			\| ]
	\| World Entrepreneur of the Year
			\| ]
	\| Ernst and Young
	\|<ref>{{cite ~~web~~\|url=http://~~www~~.~~prnewswire~~.com/~~news-releases~~/~~indian~~-~~businessman~~-~~named~~-~~world~~-~~entrepreneur~~-of-~~the~~-~~year-71259202~~.~~html~~ \|title=~~Indian~~ ~~Businessman~~ ~~Named~~ ~~World~~ ~~Entrepreneur~~ of ~~the~~ ~~Year - re> MONTE CARLO, Monaco, June 9 /PRNewswire/~~ \|~~publisher~~=~~Prnewswire~~.com \|date= ~~\|accessdate=2011-11-08~~}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{cite news \|url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Infosys-founder-Narayana-Murthy-receives-2012-Hoover-Medal/articleshow/16948626.cms \|title=Infosys founder Narayana Murthy receives 2012 Hoover Medal \|work=timesofindia.com \|access-date=25 October 2012}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~2002~~		\| 2013
	\| ~~Asia's Businessman~~ of the Year		\| Philanthropist of the Year
			\| ]
	\| ] Magazine
			\|<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://bollyspice.com/asian-awards-winners-night-event/\|title=Special Report: Asian Awards 2013\|first=Meera\|last=Sharma\|date=18 April 2013}}</ref>
	\|<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2003-02-10/news/27560379_1_n-r-narayana-murthy-accounting-standards-global-player \|title=Narayana Murthy, Nilekani Asia's Businessmen of the Year 2003 - Economic Times \|publisher=Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com \|date=10 February 2003 \|accessdate=8 November 2011}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~2001~~		\| 2013
			\| ]
	\| Wharton Business School Dean's Medal
			\| ]
	\| ]
			\|<ref> ''The Times of India''. 11 March 2013</ref>
	\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2001/may/19infy.htm \|title=Wharton Dean's Medal for Narayana Murthy \|publisher=rediff.com \|date=2001-05-19 \|accessdate=2011-11-08}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~2001~~		\| 2013
			\| 25 Greatest Global Indian Living Legends
	\| Nikkei Asia Prize
			\| ]
	\| Nikkei Inc.
			\|<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://newslittle.com/2013/12/14/courage-most-important-attribute-of-a-great-leader-narayana-murthy-ndtv/ \|title=Courage most important attribute of a great leader: Narayana Murthy – NDTV \|publisher=News Little \|author=Udit Rajan \|date=14 December 2013 \|access-date=26 February 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101123515/http://newslittle.com/2013/12/14/courage-most-important-attribute-of-a-great-leader-narayana-murthy-ndtv/ \|archive-date=1 January 2014 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bestmediainfo.com/2013/12/ndtv-honours-25-greatest-global-living-indian-legends-as-it-turns-25/ \|title=NDTV honours 25 Greatest Global Living Indian Legends as it turns 25 \|publisher=Best Media Info \|date=16 December 2013 \|access-date=26 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.newshour24.com/indian/1zcxir3ruh/Courage-Most-Important-Attribute-Great-Leader-Narayana-Murthy.htm/ \|title=Courage Most Important Attribute of a Great Leader: Narayana Murthy \|publisher=Newshour24.com \|date=14 December 2013 \|editor=Deepshikha Ghosh \|access-date=26 February 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101182258/http://www.newshour24.com/indian/1zcxir3ruh/Courage-Most-Important-Attribute-Great-Leader-Narayana-Murthy.htm \|archive-date=1 January 2014 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>
	\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://e.nikkei.com/e/fr/forum/nap/winner.aspx \|title=Nikkei.com - Winners of the Prizes \|publisher=E.nikkei.com \|date= \|accessdate=2011-11-08}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~2001~~		\| 2014
			\| ]
	\| Max Schmidheiny Freedom Prize
			\| ]
	\| Switzerland
			\|<ref> ''The Times of India''. 28 April 2014</ref>
	\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ms-foundation.org/site/index.cfm?id_art=29436&vsprache=EN \|title=Max Schmidheiny Foundation, Freedom Prize Awardees 2001: Lennart Meri, Narayana Murthy \|publisher=Ms-foundation.org \|date= \|accessdate=8 November 2011}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~2000~~		\| 2022
	\| ]		\| ]
			\| Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)
	\| ]
			\| <ref>{{cite web \|title=SM Krishna, Narayana Murthy, Prakash Padukone selected for Kempegowda Award. \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/bengaluru-news/sm-krishna-narayana-murthy-prakash-padukone-selected-for-kempegowda-award-101656154585474.html \|website=Hindustan Times \|date=25 June 2022 \|access-date=January 25, 2023}}</ref>
	\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.karnataka.com/personalities/narayana-murthy/ \|title=N.R. Narayana Murthy \| Infosys \| Catamaran Fund \| Personalities – \|publisher=Karnataka.com \|date= \|accessdate=8 November 2011}}</ref>
			\|-
			\|2024
			\|India Lifetime Achievement Award as a part of the 2024 Patrick J. McGovern Awards
			\|Chiratae Ventures
			\|<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Shukla \|first=Piyush \|date=2024-10-19 \|title=Chiratae Ventures Honors Narayana Murthy with Patrick J. McGovern Awards \|url=https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/chiratae-ventures-honors-narayana-murthy-with-patrick-j-mcgovern-awards/ \|access-date=2024-10-21 \|website=adda247 \|language=en-IN}}</ref>
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			==Books==
	* 2006: In November 2006, ] magazine voted him as one of the Asian heroes who have brought about revolutionary changes in Asia in the last 60 years. The list featured people who have had a significant impact on Asian history over the past 60 years and it included others such as ], ], ], and ].<ref>{{cite news\|last=Perry \|first=Alex \|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1554985,00.html \|title=Asian Heroes: Narayana Murthy \|publisher=TIME \|date=13 November 2006 \|accessdate=8 November 2011}}</ref>
			* ''A Better India: A Better World'', ], 2009
	* 1999: ] named him one of the nine entrepreneurs of the year.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/cgbe/documents/Mr.Murthyprofile.pdf}}</ref>
			* ''A Clear Blue Sky: Stories and Poems on Conflict and Hope'', Puffin Books India, 2017

			* ''The Wit and Wisdom of Narayana Murthy'', Hay House, 2016
	==Books==
			* Mere Business Mantra
	* ''A Better India, A Better World'', Penguin Books, 2009, ISBN 978-0-670-08283-4

	==References==		==References==
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			==Further reading==
			* {{cite book\|last1=N\|first1=Chokkan\|title=Narayana Murthy: I.T. guru\|date=2007\|publisher=Chennai: Oxygen Books}}
			* {{cite book\|last1=Mitra\|first1=Meera\|title=It's only business!: India's corporate social responsiveness in a globalized world; with a foreword by N. R. Narayana Murthy\|date=2007\|publisher=New Delhi: Oxford University Press}}

	==External links==		==External links==
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	* at ]		* at ]
			{{Rishi Sunak}}{{Padma Vibhushan Awards}}
	* at ]
			{{Infosys}}
	* collected news and commentary at '']''
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Indian businessman (born 1946) "Narayana Murthy" redirects here. For the actor, director and producer of Telugu films, see R. Narayana Murthy.

N. R. Narayana Murthy
Murthy in 2014
Born	Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy (1946-08-20) 20 August 1946 (age 78) Sidlaghatta, Kingdom of Mysore, British India (present-day Karnataka, India)
Alma mater	National Institute of Engineering, Mysuru (BE) IIT Kanpur (MTech)
Known for	Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Infosys
Board member of	United Nations Foundation Ford Foundation
Spouse	Sudha Murty (m. 1978)
Children	Akshata Murty Rohan Murty
Relatives	Rishi Sunak (son-in-law) Shrinivas Kulkarni (brother-in-law) Gururaj Deshpande (brother-in-law)
Awards	Padma Shri (2000) Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2007) Legion of Honour (2008) Padma Vibhushan (2008)

Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy (born 20 August 1946) is an Indian billionaire businessman. He is one of the seven co-founders of Infosys, and has previously served as the chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president, and chief mentor of the company before retiring and taking the title chairman emeritus. 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. 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.

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.

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

Early life and education

N. R. Narayana Murthy was born on 20 August 1946 in Sidlaghatta, a city in India's south-western state of Karnataka into a Kannada- speaking middle-class Brahmin family. After completing his school education, he went to the National Institute of Engineering and graduated in 1967 with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. In 1969 he received his master's degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

In 2007, Murthy received an honorary degree from Lancaster University.

Career

Murthy first worked as a research associate under a faculty at IIM Ahmedabad and then later as the chief systems programmer. There he worked on India's first time-sharing computer system and designed and implemented a BASIC interpreter for Electronics Corporation of India Limited. He started a company named Softronics. When that company failed after about a year and a half, he joined Patni Computer Systems in Pune.

Murthy mentions that being arrested and expelled for no good reason during the communist era 1974 in a border town near the Yugoslav-Bulgarian border, turned him into a "compassionate capitalist" from a "confused leftist/communist". In 1981 he, with six software professionals, founded Infosys with an initial capital investment of Rs 10,000, which was provided by his wife Sudha Murty. Murthy was the CEO of Infosys for 21 years from 1981 to 2002 and was succeeded by co-founder Nandan Nilekani. At Infosys he articulated, designed and implemented a global delivery model for IT services outsourcing from India. He was the chairman of the board from 2002 to 2006, after which he also became the chief mentor. In August 2011, he retired from the company, taking the title chairman emeritus.

Murthy is an independent director on the corporate board of HSBC and has been a director on the boards of DBS Bank, Unilever, ICICI and NDTV. He is also a member of the advisory boards and councils of several educational and philanthropic institutions, 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. He is also the Chairman of the Governing board of Public Health Foundation of India. He is on the Asia Pacific advisory board of British Telecommunications.

In June 2013, Murthy returned to Infosys as executive chairman and a director. In June 2014, he stood down as executive chairman, was non-executive chairman until October, when he became chairman emeritus.

Murthy is also on the strategic board which advises the national law firm, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, on strategic, policy and governance issues. He is a member of IESE's International Advisory Board (IAB).

In 2010, Murthy has made an investment in SKS Microfinance along with venture capitalist Vinod Khosla.

In 2011, Murthy has made a controversial statement on IIT Students about their abilities.

In 2016, Murthy spoke with Harvard Business Review Ascend on the subject of "How To Be a Better Manager".

In 2017, Murthy raised concerns over alleged corporate governance lapses at Infosys, however the company went on to deny these claims.

Personal life

Murthy's wife Sudha is an educator, author, and philanthropist who has served as the chairperson of the non-profit Infosys Foundation. They have two children together: a son, Rohan, and a daughter, Akshata. From June 2013 to June 2014, Rohan Murthy joined Infosys as an executive assistant to his father. He left Infosys to create his own company called Soroco in 2014. In 2009, Akshata married British-Indian Conservative politician Rishi Sunak, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2022 to 2024.

Awards and honours

Year	Name	Awarding organization
2000	Padma Shri	Government of India
2002	IET Honorary Fellow	Institution of Engineering and Technology
2003	Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year	Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur of the Year Jury
2007	IEEE Ernst Weber Engineering Leadership Recognition	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2007	Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)	Government of United Kingdom
2007	Honorary Degree	Lancaster University
2008	Officer of the Legion of Honour	Government of France
2008	Padma Vibhushan	Government of India
2009	Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship	Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
2009	Doctorate of Science (Honoris Causa)	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University
2010	IEEE Honorary Membership	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
2011	NDTV Indian of the Year's Icon of India	NDTV
2012	Hoover Medal	American Society of Mechanical Engineers
2013	Philanthropist of the Year	The Asian Awards
2013	Sayaji Ratna Award	Baroda Management Association, Vadodara
2013	25 Greatest Global Indian Living Legends	NDTV
2014	CIF Global Indian Award	Canada India Foundation
2022	Kempegowda Award	Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)
2024	India Lifetime Achievement Award as a part of the 2024 Patrick J. McGovern Awards	Chiratae Ventures

Books

A Better India: A Better World, Penguin Books, 2009
A Clear Blue Sky: Stories and Poems on Conflict and Hope, Puffin Books India, 2017
The Wit and Wisdom of Narayana Murthy, Hay House, 2016
Mere Business Mantra

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