1. “Man with
Strength &
Confidence”

2. • Born on 20th August 1946, Sidlaghatta (Karnataka)
• Father- A school teacher.
• Served as CEO of Infosys Limited- 1981-2002.
• Served as Chairman of Infosys Limited-2002-2011.
• Now he is serving as a Chairman Emeritus.

3. • Wife- Sudha Kulkarni Murthy- Indian social worker and
accomplished author.
• 2 children- Rohan & Akshata

4. • Career at IIM Ahmedabad as chief systems programmer.
• Started a company named Softronics- failed
• Joined Patni Computer Systems in Pune.
• Founded Infosys in 1981, with initial investment of Rs.10,000
• CEO of Infosys for 21 years from 1981 to 2002
• Succeeded by co-founder Nandan Nilekani

5. • Director on the corporate board of HSBC, DBS
Bank, Unilever, ICICI and NDTV.
• Member of the advisory boards and councils of several
educational institutions, including Cornell
University, INSEAD, ESSEC, Ford Foundation.
• Chairman of the Governing board of Public Health
Foundation of India.
• Co-chaired the World Economic Forum in Davos.
• 12 greatest entrepreneurs by Fortune magazine
• Father of Indian IT sector by Time magazine

6. • New IT Landscape
• Challenges from Cognizant, HCL
• Growing client base
• Employee Dissatisfaction

7. • Leadership
• Vision
• Benchmarking
• Measuring to improve
• Shared values

9. • Action Oriented
• Have a strong reason.
• Learn from competitor.

10. • You might fail, but get started.
• Think Big. Don't Hesitate to Start Small.
• Keep it Simple, Not Silly
• Speed, imagination and excellence.