Rohan Murty’s parents are celebrated Narayana Murthy, Infosys founder and Sudha Murty a well-known author and philanthropist. Akshta Murty, Rohan’s sister is the wife of the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Rohan was interested in programming and invention from his student days. He schooled in Bangalore, and graduated from Cornell in Computer Science. He completed his doctorate in computer engineering from Harvard. His doctoral specialization was opportunistic wireless networks.

He founded a company of his own — Soroco in 2014, with Arjun Narayan and George Nychis as co-founders. The company facilitated digital transformation of business. It used AI-powered technology. The company is rapidly scaling up. It earned revenues worth $18 million in 2022.

Rohan’s stake in Infosy is 1.67 per cent, which in value terms is Rs.5.55 lac crore. He received Rs.100 crore plus in dividend income.