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Place of Birth: Mysore, Karnataka, India
About N. R. Narayana Murthy
- Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy (born 20 August 1946) is an Indian IT industrialist and the co-founder of Infosys, a multinational corporation providing business consulting, technology, engineering, and outsourcing services.
- Murthy studied electrical engineering at the National Institute of Engineering, University of Mysore, and MTech at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Before starting Infosys, Murthy worked with Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad as chief systems programmer and Patni Computer Systems in Pune (Maharashtra).
- He started Infosys in 1981 and served as its CEO from 1981 to 2002 and as chairman from 2002 to 2011.
- In 2011, he stepped down from the board and became chairman Emeritus.
- On 1 June 2013, Murthy was appointed as Additional Director and Executive Chairman of the board 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 due to his contribution to outsourcing in India.
- Murthy has also been honoured with the Padma Vibhushan and Padma Shri awards.
- He is the father-in- law of Rishi Sunak, the British MP and Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
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