N. R. Narayana Murthy

Narayana Murthy is the Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Infosys Limited, a global software consulting company headquartered in Bangalore, India. Mr. Murthy founded Infosys in 1981 and served as CEO from 1981 to 2002, Chairman and Chief Mentor from 1981 to 2011. Under his leadership, Infosys was listed on NASDAQ in 1999.

Mr. Murthy articulated, designed, and implemented the Global Delivery Model, which has become the foundation for the huge success in IT services outsourcing from India. He led key corporate governance initiatives in India and is an IT advisor to several Asian countries.

He serves on the boards of the Ford Foundation, Rhodes Trust, and the UN Foundation. He has served as a member of the board of HSBC, Unilever, Cornell University, Wharton School, and the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. He has also served as the Chairman of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.