Nandan M. Nilekani, Bangalore
Nandan M Nilekani was appointed as the first Chairman of the Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI), under the Planning Commission, Government of India.
Created AADHAAR – 12-digit Unique Identity for every Indian Individual, including Children and Infants.
Nandan Nilekani was born in Bangalore. His parents Mohan Rao Nilekani and Durga are originally from Sirsi town in Uttara Kannada.
He did his bachelors degree in engineering from IIT-Bombay, Mumbai. He worked as CEO and partner at Infosys, Bangalore. Subsequently he took up the position of Chairman, UIDAI in the rank and status of a Cabinet Minister for an intial period of 5 years. He joined on July 23rd, 2009.
More of UIDAI: http://www.uidai.gov.in