Narayana Murthy is one of the most popular billionaires in India who is often in the news for his business deal, philanthropy and wisdom. He is the founder of Infosys, one of the biggest IT companies in India with a market cap of Rs 662000 crore. Married to author and philanthropist Sudha Murty, Narayana Murthy try to maintain a low profile and refrain from getting media attention. Desipire running such a massive organisation, not many know about other members of the Murty family. Recently, Narayana Murthy gifted Infosys shares worth Rs 240 crore to his four-month-old grandson Ekagrah Murty. Now, netizens are curious to know about Rohan Murty. He is the son of Narayana Murthy and Sudha Murty who is carrying the ideology of his parents ahead.
Rohan Murty joined Infosys after his graduation. However, he left the position of vice president at his father’s Infosys as he preferred to make his own path. Inspired by his mother Sudha Murty, philanthropist and a pioneering female engineer at Tata Motors, Rohan Murty went on to found Soroco, a digital transformation company that specialises in automation using AI sources. Rohan Murty is currently the CTO at the firm. Rohan was also inspired by his maternal uncle Shrinivas Kulkarni, a professor of astrophysics and planetary science at California Institute of Technology.
Rohan Murty was born with a silver spoon. He studied at the Bishop Cotton Boys' School in Bangalore before moving to the US for his graduation. After graduating from Cornell University, he went on to get a PhD in computer engineering at Harvard University.
Rohan Murty reportedly held 6,08,12,892 shares, or 1.67 percent of Infosys, and received Rs 106.42 crore in dividend income. Rohan has an older sister, Akshata Murty, who is married to UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
