Nandan Nilekani

Nandan Nilekani is an Indian entrepreneur and the Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). After a successful career at Infosys, he is now heading the Government of India's technology committee, TAGUP.

Early life
Nandan Manohar Nilekani was born in 1955 in the town of Sirsi in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. His parents are Durga and Mohan Rao Nilekani. His father worked as a General Manager of Mysore and Minerva Mills and subscribed to Fabian Socialist ideals that influenced Nilekani in his early years. Nilekani's elder brother, Vijay, works in the Nuclear Energy Institute.

Nilekani studied at the Bishop Cotton Boys' School and St. Joseph High School Dharwad, and later at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai.

Career
Nilekani is a co-founder of Infosys and served as its CEO from March 2002 to April 2007. He is chairperson of the Unique Identification Authority of India,

Nilekani left Infosys in July 2009 to serve as the chairperson of the Unique Identification Authority of India,.

Nilekani has appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to promote his book Imagining India: The Idea of a Renewed Nation and spoke at a TED conference in 2009 on his ideas for India's future.

Nilekani has an estimated net worth of $1.4 billion. They have two children, Nihar and Janhavi, each of whom has received an undergraduate degree from Yale University.

Honours and awards

• He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Law degree by the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto on 31 May 2011.cn|date=April 2013

*He received NDTV Indian of the Year's Transformational Idea of the Year Award in 2011

• He was named Corporate Citizen of the Year at the Asia Business Leaders Award (2004) organized by CNBC.

*Joseph Schumpeter Prize for innovative services in economy, economic sciences and politics – 2005.

• In 2009, Time magazine placed Nilekani in the Time 100 list of 'World's Most Influential People'
• Was presented the 'Legend in Leadership Award' by the Yale University in November 2009. He is the first Indian to receive the top honour.cn|date=April 2013
• In January 2006, Mr. Nilekani became on the youngest entrepreneurs to join 20 global leaders on the World Economic Forum (WEF) Foundation Board.
• Also in 2006, he was named Businessman of the Year by Forbes Asia.

Bibliography
*cite book | last = Nandan Nilekani| authorlink = Nandan Nilekani| title = Imagining India: The Idea of a Renewed Nation|edition= March 19, 2009|page= 528 | url= = Penguin Press HC| isbn= 1-59420-204-4|ref=Nilekani2009