Rohan Murty
| Rohan Murty | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1983 Hubli, Karnataka, India |
| Education | Cornell University, Harvard University |
| Spouse(s) | Lakshmi Venu (2011-2015) |
| Parent(s) | N. R. Narayana Murthy, Sudha Murthy |
| Relatives | Akshata Murthy (Sister) |
Dr. Rohan Narayana Murty (Kannada:ರೋಹನ್ ಮೂರ್ತಿ, he spells his last name differently from that of his father's) is junior fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows and the founder of the Murty Classical Library of India. He is the only son of N. R. Narayana Murthy, co-founder of Infosys.
Rohan is the son of Narayan Murthy, founder of Infosys, and his wife Sudha Murthy, an engineer and author of note. Shrinivas Kulkarni, a professor of astrophysics and planetary science at California Institute of Technology is his maternal uncle, and is said to have been a major influence on Rohan. He grew up with a deep passion for programming since his childhood.
Rohan studied at the Bishop Cotton Boys' School in Bangalore for 12 years, from pre-school to higher secondary school. After completing his 12th standard board exams from there, he moved to the USA and took an undergraduate degree in Computer Science from Cornell University. This was followed by a PhD in computer engineering from Harvard university, which he obtained in 2011. The subject of his doctoral thesis was Opportunistic Wireless Networks, being networks which work by continually seeking and using underused portions of spectrum currently, and vacating them if any incumbent returns. His PhD was supported by a Siebel Scholars Fellowship and a Microsoft Research Fellowship.
Rohan was briefly married to Lakshmi Venu (Srinivasan), daughter of Venu Srinivasan, chairman of TVS Motors. The wedding was held in June 2011. However, couple separated in 2013 and were granted a divorce in October 2015.
He is currently on leave from being a junior fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows. He is associated with Catamaran Ventures, a $127-million venture capital fund headed by N.R.N. Murthy.
In June 2013, Rohan was appointed as an executive assistant at the Chairman's Office reporting to Narayana Murthy at Infosys, when Narayana Murthy returned to Infosys. His appointment as Vice President at Infosys was subjected to approval by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, India. Rohan left company on June 14, 2014 when his father stepped down as Executive Chairman.
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