Nandan Nilekani

The professional




Nandan Nilekani was listed among Time magazine's 100 most influential people

globally in 2005, the man behind transforming India's image around the world.

'Seattle has Bill, Bangalore has Nandan' began his profile in Time magazine

penned by celebrity columnist Thomas Friedman. Nilekani, an engineering graduate

from IIT-Bombay, was initially associated with Infosys, then heading the

software group at Patni Computer Systems. For Infosys, Narayana Murthy is the

conscience and Nilekani the one who epitomizes its professional excellence and

execution zeal. Not only has Nilekani proved to be the ideal ambassador to carry

forward Murthy's legacy in Infosys, but he also symbolizes the second

generation who has been handed over the baton to carry Indian IT through its

next 50 years.