N.R. Narayana Murthy

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Biography

• N.R. Narayana Murthy is the legendary cofounder and retired chairman of Indian tech giant Infosys, in which he continues to hold a minority stake.
• Murthy stepped down as chairman in 2011 after 30 years with the company but returned in 2013 to hand over management to a professional CEO in 2014.
• In 2017, Murthy was in the news for raising concerns over alleged corporate governance lapses at Infosys, which the company denied.
• The controversy led to the CEO's resignation and a board shakeup, which saw the return of retired cofounder Nandan Nilekani as nonexecutive chairman.
• Murthy triggered a nationwide debate in 2023 when he suggested in a podcast that for India's productivity to improve, young Indians should work 70 hours a week.
• Murthy's son-in-law Rishi Sunak, a member of the Conservative party in the U.K and a former Chancellor, was Prime Minister until 2024.
• His Harvard-educated son Rohan donated $5.2 million to Harvard University Press to set up the Murty Classical Library, a collection of ancient Indian texts.
• His son Rohan has cofounded his own enterprise software firm called Soroco.
• In March 2024, Murthy gifted Infosys shares worth nearly $30 million to his four-month-old grandson.

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