Computer History Museum

Murthy, N. R. Narayana oral history, part 1 of 2

Mr. Narayana Murthy is an Indian Information Technology (IT) industrialist and the co-founder of Infosys, one of the largest multinational corporations providing business consulting, technology, engineering and outsourcing services. Mr. Murthy has been listed among the 12 greatest entrepreneurs of our time by Fortune magazine and has been described as the father of the Indian IT sector by Time magazine. Mr. Murthy coceptualized, articulated and implemented the Global Delivery Model (GDM), which has become the backbone of the Indian Software industry. Among his numerous awards, he has received the Padma Vibhushan, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Legion of Honor from France, the Ernst Weber Medal, the Hoover Medal, the Thomas Jefferson Medal, the Global Humanitarian Award and most recently the Founder's Medal from IEEE. He serves on numerous Boards across the Globe. Mr. Murthy, along with his wife Sudha Murthy, established the Infosys Foundation in 1996 to address the needs of the poorest of the poor and support higher education and research.

Item Details

Date
2018-05-13 (Made)
Type
Moving Image
Catalogue number
102740330
Organization
Computer History Museum (Publisher)
People
Narayana Murthy (Interviewee)
David C. Brock (Interviewer)
Uday Kapoor (Interviewer)
Category
Oral History
Format
MOV
Credit line
Computer History Museum
Extent
01:05:14
Place of publication
USA/CA/Mountain View
Language
English
Acquisition number
X8632.2018
Archive collection
CHM Oral History collection
Archive hierarchy
Oral History collection