NR Narayana Murthy reveals his proudest moment

NR Narayana Murthy felt that Infosys getting listed on Nasdaq was his proudest moment and did not mention anything specific as his biggest regret.

One of the pioneers of India's Information Technology (IT) sector is NR Narayana Murthy, who founded Infosys in 1981 and was the company CEO until 2002. In its 43-year journey so far, the software giant has received many national and global recognition for its efforts to bolster the IT industry.

Murthy, along with the likes of Nandan Nilekani, Kris Gopalakrishnan and others was at the forefront of the company's growth for several years which has ensured that the company remains among the best IT firms in the country, even today.

Among all his accomplishments as the Infosys founder, Murthy said that his proudest moment was when Infosys became the first-ever Indian company to be listed on Nasdaq.

"When I sat in front of those scorching lights on a high stool in Nasdaq when we became the first Indian company to be listed on Nasdaq. I think that was, in some sense, we were doing something that had not be done at all by an Indian company," Murthy said at the India Today Conclave 2024 on Friday.

When asked about his biggest regret, Murthy said that while he had no one specific regret he felt there were a few bold initiatives that were not taken and had Infosys not operated as a "true democracy", those initiatives could have been taken.

"I don't know if I have any regrets, because right from day one, we operated as an enlightened democracy. There were certain highly daring things that we didn't do. We could have done them if we didn't operate like a true democracy. So to some extent, maybe our growth was somewhat less than what we could have achieved. It's not a regret, but it's one," he said.

Infosys was listed on Nasdaq in March 1999 and in a statement released at the time, Murthy had said that the Nasdaq listing would help the company attract the best available talent and offer currency for future acquisitions.