Nandan Nilekani, Bangalore
November 09th, 2009. Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani was the first Indian to be felicitated with the top honour of receiving the ‘Legend in Leadership Award” from Yale University.
The award was presented by Richard C. Levin, President, Yale University at the Yale CEO Leadership Summit of The Chief Executive Leadership Institute.
The ‘Legend in Leadership Award’ was created by Yale University about 24 years ago to honour current and former CEO’s who serve as living legends to inspire Chief Executives across industries, sectors and nations.
Brief:
1961 : co-founder Infosys
2002 – 2007 : served as CEO – Infosys
:served as Chairman of India’s Unique Identification Authority (UID)
2006 : Awarded ‘Padma Bhushan’ by Government of India