N.R. Narayana Murthy
Bangalore, India
Master of Science, Indian Institute of Technology
India
software services, Self Made
$2,500,000,000
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#962 Billionaires 2019
#73 India's Richest 2018
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 non-executive chairman.
Murthy's son-in-law Rishi Sunak, is an under secretary of state in Britain's Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. 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.
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