This document provides an introduction to N.R. Narayana Murthy, the founder of Infosys. It discusses his early life and education, as well as the founding and growth of Infosys. Key details include: Murthy founded Infosys in 1981 with an initial investment of Rs. 10,000 from his wife. Infosys grew to become the first Indian company listed on NASDAQ. The document also provides an overview of Infosys' facilities including its large corporate training center campus in Mysore.

1. A Project on
Contributor Personality
Development
Guided by: Prepared by:
Mrs. Hetal Chauhan Daxesh Prajapati(110300107552)

2. Mr Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy

3. INTRODUCTION
Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy (N.R Narayana Murthy)
• Born on August 20, 1946, Mysore, Karnataka.
• Father – school teacher.
• Served as CEO of Infosys Limited from 1981-2002.
• From 2002-2011 he served as the Chairman of Infosys Limited.
• Now he is serving as the Chairman Emeritus.

4. PERSONAL LIFE
• Wife Sudha Kulkarni Murthy – Indian social worker and
accomplished author.
• Children - Rohan & Akshata.

5. EARLY START
• Obtained his degree in Electrical Engineering from National
Institute Of Engineering, University of Mysore in 1967.
• Received Masters Degree from IIT Kanpur in 1969.
• 1st Job at IIM Ahmedabad where he worked as Chief System
Programmer.

6. Cont.…
• After that he started a company named Softronics in 1976 and that
company failed to perform well. Then he joined Patni Computers
Systems in Pune.
• Founded Infosys in 1981 with an initial capital injection of
Rs.10,000 which was invested by his wife Mrs Sudha Murty.

7. Rise of INFOSYS
“Powered by Intellect, Driven by Values “
• Founded on 2nd July, 1981
• Founders:
• N.R. Narayana Murthy
• Nandan Nilekani
• N.S. Raghavan
• Kris Gopalakrishnan
• S.D. Shibulal
• K. Dinesh
• Ashok Arora
• INR 10,000

8. Group Pictures

9. Rise of INFOSYS
• Started with 7 software developers in Pune with Rs.10,000
borrowed from Narayan Murthy’s wife.
• The Company was given the name “Infosys Consultant Pvt Ltd.” in
Raghavan’s house in Model Colony, Pune.
• Infosys was the 1st Indian company to be
listed on NASDAQ.

10. Establishment Of Infosys
• Infosys has Software Development Centres' in the following
locations:
• Bangalore - Head Office Mysore - Training Location
• Bhubaneswar * Gurgaon
• Chandigarh * Hyderabad
• Chennai * Mumbai
• Jaipur * Pune – Largest
• Mangalore * Thiruvananthapuram

11. CORPORATE LIFE
• CEO from 1981-2002 Infosys, 1st Indian Company to be listed in
NASDAQ in 1999.
• Board of Director HSBC, Ford Foundation and Rhode Trust.
• 2007-2010 Member of Unilever Board
• 2002-2012 Chairman of IIT Bangalore
• 2002-2007 Chairman of IIM Ahmedabad
• Board of Director Cornell University, Singapore Management
University, INSEAD(Paris) and Wharton
School and the Graduate School of Business
at Stanford University.

12. Mysore Training Center
• Infosys Technologies has built the worlds Largest Corporate Education center in
the World located in Mysore.
• It is spread over area of 1.44 million sq. ft.
• It is built by Shobha Developers, one
of reputed architect solutions company.
• Infosys GEC I and II can train 14,000
employees at any given time.
• Facility has 147 training rooms, 485 faculty rooms,
42 conference rooms, five assessment halls, an induction hall,
a cyber cafe and two state-of-the-art libraries which can house over
140,000 books.

13. Cont.…
• Seven food courts that can cater to approximately 10,871people at any
given time.
• The Employee Care Center (ECC) on campus
houses a large gymnasium, badminton and
squash courts, table tennis, pool and snooker
tables, an aerobics center, a swimming pool,
a Jacuzzi, a bowling alley, a rock climbing wall,
a meditation hall, a bank, an eight-lane bowling
alley and a Laundromat with industrial type washer
extractors and coin-operated washing machines,
a company store and a medical center.

14. Cont.…
• The key highlight of the Mysore campus is its multiplex and
auditorium complex.
• The total capacity of this complex is 1,491 seats. The auditorium
has state-of-the-art digital projection systems and audio systems
along with the best acoustic arrangements.

15. Mysore Training Center

16. Awards to Narayan Murthy
Year Name Awarding Organization
2011 NDTV Indian of the Years NDTV Icon
of India
NDTV
2010 IEEE Honorary Membership Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers
2009 Woodrow Wilson Award for
Corporate Citizenship
Woodrow Wilson International
Center for Scholars
2008 Padma Vibhushan President of India
2008 Officer of the Legion of Honour Government of France
2007 Commander of the Order of British
Empire
Government of United the
Kingdom
2000 Padma Shri President of India