Nandan Nilekani Biography

Nandan Nilekani is a famous Indian Entrepreneur, who was born on Jun 02, 1955 in Sirsi, Karnataka, India. Find Nandan Nilekani age, wife, net worth, height, weight, education, career, family, images, biography & more updates. Get information about Nandan Nilekani’s all key achievements or accomplishments, including professional and personal life detail.

Personal Profile About Nandan Nilekani

Nandan Mohanrao Nilekani is an Indian entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Infosys and the architect of India's Aadhaar biometric identification system. The Nandan Nilekani biography shows that he began his career at Patni Computer Systems in Mumbai in 1978, where he met N.R. Narayana Murthy, and the two went on to co-found Infosys with five colleagues in 1981.

Nilekani served as CEO of Infosys from 2002 to 2007 and left in 2009 to chair the Unique Identification Authority of India and build the Aadhaar system. He returned to Infosys as non-executive chairman in 2017 to help stabilize the company during a leadership crisis.

Nandan Nilekani Net Worth

Nandan Nilekani net worth is estimated at $2.4 billion. However, it is not confirmed. Most of his wealth comes from his remaining stake in Infosys, which his family held at around 2.31% as of 2018. He has investments in Fundamentum and Avanti Finance. He and his wife have pledged a significant share of their fortune to the Giving Pledge.

Nandan Nilekani Caste

Nandan Nilekani caste is Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin, a Konkani-speaking community with roots in coastal Karnataka. His first language is Konkani, and he also speaks Kannada fluently along with Hindi, Marathi, and English. His family hails from Sirsi in Karnataka's Uttara Kannada district, a region closely associated with the Konkani-speaking Saraswat Brahmin community.

Nandan Nilekani Education

Nandan Nilekani education began at Bishop Cotton Boys' School in Bangalore, followed by St. Joseph's High School and Karnataka PU College in Dharwad. He went on to earn a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.

Nandan Nilekani Wife

Nandan Nilekani wife is Rohini Nilekani (née Soman), an author and philanthropist. He met her at a quizzing event during his time at IIT Bombay. The two built a shared commitment to philanthropy alongside their professional careers. Both signed the Giving Pledge and run separate charitable foundations focused on areas including urbanization, biodiversity, and education.

Nandan Nilekani Family

The Nandan Nilekani family has maintained a significant ownership stake in Infosys for decades. His parents were Mohan Rao Nilekani and Durga Nilekani. His elder brother is Vijay Nilekani, who has worked at the Nuclear Energy Institute in the United States. Nandan and his wife have two children, Nihar and Janhavi, both of whom graduated from Yale University.