Senapathy Gopalakrishnan
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Software services
- Industry
- Technology
- Residence
- Bangalore
- Education
- Indian Institute of Technology (Master of Science)
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 1
Assets
- Infosys Technologies Ltd.142,040,000 shares @ --500209-IN
Biography
Cofounder of software giant Infosys, Senapathy "Kris" Gopalakrishnan retired from the company in 2014.
He occupied various positions at Infosys including that of CEO and vice chairman.
Since his retirement he has invested in a slew of startups, such as Ki Mobility, a provider of automobile services, both through his business incubator Axilor Ventures and some venture funds.
He's funded the Centre for Brain Research at the Indian Institute of Science as well as the Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Research Center, named after his wife, at IIT Madras.
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Gopalakrishnan has also funded and created Itihaasa, a digital app that chronicles the evolution of India's IT industry.
He contributed $2.5 million to establish a center for innovation and entrepreneurship at IIT Madras, his alma mater.
He has received the Padma Bhushan, the nation's third-highest civilian honour.