At present, Gopalakrishnan is the chairman of Axilor Ventures, which helps startups during their early stages. According to the Hurun India Rich List 2024, Gopalakrishnan has an estimated net worth of Rs 38,500 crore. In 2011, the government awarded him the Padma Bhushan.
India has seen a rise in the number of billionaires, which has now reached 334. According to the Hurun India Rich List 2024, 75 new billionaires have been added compared to last year. These billionaires collectively hold wealth totaling Rs 159 lakh crore. Among them, Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy is also included on the list. Despite being the fifth richest person in Bengaluru and 69th in the country, Murthy is not the richest co-founder of the company.
According to the Hurun India Rich List 2024, Narayana Murthy has a net worth of Rs 36, 600 crore but his colleague and other co-founder Senatpathy Gopal Krishnan has exceeded him in terms of net worth.
In 1981, NR Narayana Murthy and his team members-NS Raghavan, Ashok Arora, Nandan Nilekani, SD Shibulal, K Dinesh, and Senapathy Gopalakrishnan founded Infosys. It turned into a leading IT giant that generated $18.2 billion (approx Rs 151762 crore) revenue in 2023.
Who is Senapathy Goplakrishnan?
69-yr-old Senapthy Gopalakrishnan served Infosys as CEO and Managing director of Infosys from 2007-2011. He also served the company in the capacity of vice chairman from 2011-2014.
At present, Gopalakrishnan is the chairman of Axilor Ventures, which helps startups during their early stages. According to the Hurun India Rich List 2024, Gopalakrishnan has an estimated net worth of Rs 38,500 crore. In 2011, the government awarded him the Padma Bhushan.