Nandan Nilekani

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nandan Nilekani
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Date Of Birth	Jun 2, 1955(1955-06-02)
Age	69
Birthplace	Bengaluru
Country	India
Birth City	Karnataka
Horoscope	Gemini

Nandan Nilekani Biography

Nandan Nilekani is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on June 2, 1955 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Nandan Nilekani (born 2 June 1955) is an Indian entrepreneur, bureaucrat, and politician. He co-founded Infosys and is the non-executive chairman of Infosys replacing R Seshasayee and Ravi Venkatesan, who were the co-chairs of the board, on 24 August 2017. After the exit of Vishal Sikka, Nilekani was appointed as non-executive chairman of the board effective August 24, 2017. He was the chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). After a successful career at Infosys, he headed the Government of India’s technology committee, TAGUP. He is a member of Indian National Congress but not active in politics as of 2019.

In 1978 he started his career at the Mumbai-based Patni Computer Systems, where he met and was interviewed by N.R. Narayana Murthy. In 1981, Nilekani, Murthy, and five others left Patni to start their own company, Infosys. Nilekani became the chief executive officer of Infosys in March 2002 and served as CEO of the company through April 2007, when he relinquished his position to his colleague Kris Gopalakrishnan and became co-chairman of the board of directors. Before assuming leadership as CEO in 2002, Nilekani held various posts, including managing director, president, and chief operating officer. He served as its CEO from March 2002 to April 2007. During his five- year tenure as CEO, Infosys’ topline grew sixfold to $3 billion.

Nandan Nilekani Net Worth

Nandan Nilekani is one of the richest Entrepreneur from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nandan Nilekani 's net worth 1.6 billion USD (2020). (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Nandan Nilekani was born on 2 June 1955 at Bangalore, Karnataka. His parents Durga and Mohan Rao Nilekani are from Konkani Goud Saraswat Brahmin community originally from Sirsi town in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. His father worked as a general manager of Mysore and Minerva Mills and subscribed to Fabian Socialist ideals that influenced Nilekani in his early years. Nilekani’s elder brother, Vijay, works in the Nuclear Energy Institute in the USA.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Nandan Nilekani Dating?

According to our records, Nandan Nilekani married to Rohini Nilekani. As of December 1, 2023, Nandan Nilekani’s is not dating anyone.

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Nilekani joined Indian National Congress in March 2014 and contested from the Bangalore South constituency where he lost by 228,575 votes to BJP candidate Ananth Kumar in the 2014 Lok Sabha election.

Facts & Trivia

Ward Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Nandan Nilekani celebrates birthday on June 2 of every year.

In 2017 Nandan and wife Rohini decided to donate 50 percent of their wealth to Giving Pledge, which is a movement organized by Bill Gates. The reason why they joined this movement was as following: “We see inequality is increasing sharply in most countries. We see the young and the restless in this interconnected globe, unsure of their future, wanting more but anticipating less.”

What is Nandan Nilekani doing now?

Now 66, Nandan Nilekani has one more ambitious goal. The high-profile mogul is helping Prime Minister Narendra Modi build an open technology network that seeks to level the playing field for small merchants in the country’s fragmented but fast-growing $1 trillion retail market.

Is Nandan Nilekani a Sindhi?

Early life. Nandan Nilekani was born on 2 June 1955 at Bangalore, Karnataka. His parents Durga and Mohan Rao Nilekani are from Konkani brahmin community originally from Sirsi town in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka.

Who is the cofounder of the leading software company Infosys?

Nandan Nilekani is the Co-Founder and Chairman of Infosys Technologies Limited. He was the Founding Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) in the rank of a Cabinet Minister from 2009-2014.

What is the net worth of Nandan Nilekani?

2.9 billion USD (2022)

What do Infosys do?

Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. We enable clients in more than 50 countries to navigate their digital transformation.