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Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy (born 20 August 1946) is an Indian billionaire businessman. he's the co-founder of Infosys, and has been chairman, chief military officer (CEO), president, and chief mentor, before retiring and taking the title chairman emeritus. Murthy was born and raised in Shidlaghatta, Karnataka. He graduated from National Institute of Engineering, University of Mysore with a academic degree in engineering and a master's from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Before starting Infosys, Murthy worked with Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad as chief systems programmer, and Patni Computer Systems in Pune (Maharashtra). He started Infosys in 1981 and was its CEO from 1981 to 2002, and chairman from 2002 to 2011. In 2011, he stepped down from the board and have become chairman emeritus. In June 2013, Murthy was appointed as executive chairman for a period of 5 years. Murthy has been listed among the 12 greatest entrepreneurs of our time b...