Greatly revered as the 'Father of Indian Information Technology', Mr Narayana Murthy helped spark an outsourcing revolution in India with the founding of Infosys in the 1980s. In building a multinational software consulting firm, he showed that Indian companies could compete with the best in the world. Mr Murthy is also credited with articulating, designing and implementing the Global Delivery Model, which has since become the foundation of many successful IT firMs in India. Infosys was also listed on NASDAQ in 1999. He is also a notable philanthropist, with a keen interest in rural development, healthcare and corporate governance.