Nandan M Nilekani

Indian software billionaire; co-founder of Infosys; Nilekani is credited with building Aadhar, India's mammoth identity card scheme, while chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India.

Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors, Infosys Technologies Ltd. Cofounder of software outfit Infosys Technologies and longtime chief executive stepped down two years ago to become chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India. Its ambitious mandate is to provide a unique identity number to all Indian residents. Target is to issue 600 million of them by 2014; has issued 2 million so far. Wife Rohini, a former journalist, supports several non-profits in the areas of water, education and micro-finance. Donated $5 million to Yale University and over $1 million to the Indian Institute for Human Settlements, a new university focused on sustainable urbanization in Bangalore.

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Business Positions

Infosys Technologies Ltd India-Based IT Consulting Firm

• Co-Chairman

Board Memberships

The Conference Board Business research and policy group consisting of leading executives formed in 1916

• Trustee

Peterson Institute for International Economics Nonprofit research institution devoted to the study of economic policy and globalization.

• Director

Positions

Indian Institute for Human Settlement National Education Institution focused on settlement.

• Board Member

National Council of Applied Economic Research India’s largest and oldest non-profit economic research think tank

• President

EkStep Foundation

• Co founder

The Conference Board Business research and policy group consisting of leading executives formed in 1916

• Vice Chairman

Memberships

Co-Impact Billionaire philanthropic group

• member

Family

Rohini Nilekani Founder, Arghyam

• wife

Types	Person, Business Person
Gender	Male
Aliases	Nandan Nilekani