Nandan Nilekani Biography
From March 2002 to June 22, 2007, he served as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director and has previously held the posts of President and Chief Operating Officer. He is one of the founders of Infosys and has served as a director on the company’s board since its inception in 1981.
In January 2006, Nandan became one of the youngest entrepreneurs to join 20 global leaders on the prestigious World Economic Forum (WEF) Foundation Board. He is listed as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine, 2006.
Nandan has been on the Board of Reuters as a non-executive member since January 2007. He is the Vice Chairman of The Conference Board, Inc., an international research and business membership organization. He is also a member of ASPEN Institute’s Business and Society Advisory Board. He serves as the Co-chairman of the Advisory Board of the IIT Bombay Heritage Fund. Nandan also serves on the London Business School’s Asia Pacific Regional Advisory Board.
In India, Nandan is a member of the National Knowledge Commission and also part of the National Advisory Group on e-Governance. He is also a member of the review committee of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. Nandan co-founded India’s National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM).
Nandan has been involved in various initiatives of the central and state governments. He was the Chairman of the Government of India’s IT Task Force for power. Nandan has also served as a member of the subcommittee of the Securities and Exchange Board of India that dealt with issues related to Insider Trading, and as a member of the Reserve Bank of India’s Advisory Group on corporate governance.
Nandan is the recipient of several awards. He was the Forbes “Businessman of the Year” in 2007. He, along with Infosys founder (and currently non-executive chairman) N. R. Narayana Murthy, received Fortune magazine’s ‘Asia’s Businessmen of the Year 2003’ award. He was named among the ‘World’s most respected business leaders’ in 2002 and 2003, according to a global survey by Financial Times and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Nandan was also awarded the Corporate Citizen of the Year award at the Asia Business Leader Awards (2004) organized by CNBC. In 2005, Nandan was awarded the prestigious Joseph Schumpeter prize for innovative services in economy, economic sciences and politics.
In 2006, Nandan was conferred the Padma Bhushan, one of the highest civilian honors awarded by the Government of India.
Nandan received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, India in 1978.
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