Senapathy Gopalakrishnan
Bangalore, India
Master of Science, Indian Institute of Technology
India
software services, Self Made
$2,300,000,000
1057
#1057 Billionaires 2019
#79 India's Richest 2018
Cofounder of Infosys Senapathy "Kris" Gopalakrishnan retired from the company in 2014. He occupied various positions at Infosys including that of CEO and vice-chairman.Since his retirement he has personally invested in 65 startups through his business incubator Axilor Ventures and 10 venture funds. Gopalakrishnan has also funded and created Itihaasa, a digital app that chronicles the evolution of India's IT industry.
He has pledged $2.5 million for a new centre for innovation and entrepreneurship at IIT Madras, his alma mater.He has received the Padma Bhushan, the nation's third highest civilian honour.
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