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Akshata Murthy Age, Boyfriend, Husband, Family, Biography & More

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Husband: Rishi Sunak
Father: N. R. Narayana Murthy
Age: 42 Years

Akshata Murty

Bio/Wiki
Profession• Venture capitalist
• Fashion designer
Famous ForBeing the daughter of Infosys co-founder, N. R. Narayana Murthy and wife of Rishi Sunak, the first person of color to become prime minister in British history
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)in centimeters- 163 cm
in meters- 1.63 m
in feet & inches- 5’ 4”
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack
Personal Life
Date of BirthYear, 1980
Age (as of 2022) 42 Years
BirthplaceHubli, Karnataka
NationalityIndian
HometownBangalore (now Bengaluru), Karnataka
SchoolBaldwin Girls High School, Bangalore
College/University• Claremont McKenna College, California
• Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, California
• Stanford University Graduate School of Business, California
Educational Qualification(s)• Bachelor of Arts in Economics & French
• Diploma in Apparel Manufacturing Technology
• Master of Business Administration [1]Linkedin
ReligionHinduism
ControversyOn 7 April 2022, many British neswpapers reported that Akshata Murty claimed a non-domiciled tax status in the UK. Acording to British law, this means that she does not have to pay taxes on dividend benefits received from overseas companies. Moreover, amid the Russia-Ukraine War, the opposition questioned Ms. Murthy’s income from Infosys that was still operating some of its functions in Russia; this was when her husband, Mr. Sunak, himself regularly urged British companies to exit Russia to “inflict maximum economic pain” on the Vladimir Putin administration. Later, it was reported that Infosys had decided to nwithdraw its services from Russia. [2]The Hindu
Relationships & More
Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/BoyfriendsRishi Sunak (a British politician of British Conservative Party)
Marriage Date30 August 2009
Family
Husband/SpouseRishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murthy Sunak
ChildrenDaughter(s)- Krishna Sunak, Anoushka Sunak
Rishi Sunak with his wife and daughters
ParentsFather- N. R. Narayana Murthy (Co-Founder of Infosys)
Mother- Sudha Murthy (Co-Founder of Infosys Foundation)
Akshata Murty with Her Parents and Brother
SiblingsBrother- Rohan Murty (Founder of the Murty Classical Library of India)
Akshata Murthy's Father and Brother- Narayana Murthy and Rohan Murty
Money Factor
Assets/Properties• A 12-acre Georgian Manor house in the Yorkshire village of Kirby Sigston worth around £1.5 million. According to sources, this property is owned by Akshata Murty.
Rishi Sunak's mansion in the Yorkshire village of Kirby Sigston
• A penthouse apartment on Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, California worth £7.5 million. This property is registered under Akshata’s name.
Rishi Sunak's penthouse apartment on Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, California
• A mews mansion in Kensington, West London worth £6.6 million. This property is owned by her husband, Rishi Sunak.
Rishi Sunak's mews mansion in Kensington, West London
• A first-floor flat in Old Brompton Road, Kensington worth $300,000. Rishi Sunak owns this property. [3]Daily Express [4]Housing
Net Worth (approx.)• £200 million (individual net worth) (as of 2022)
• £730 million (collective net worth along with his wife) (as of 2022) [5]Forbes [6]The Times

Akshata Murty

Some Lesser Known Facts About Akshata Murty

  • Akshata Murty is the daughter of Infosys co-founder N. R. Narayana Murthy. Her husband, Rishi Sunak, is the first person of colour to become prime minister in British history. [7]The New York Times

    Rishi Sunak giving his first speech as the PM of the UK at 10 Downing Street

    Rishi Sunak giving his first speech as the PM of the UK at 10 Downing Street

  • She is a Britain-based Indian businesswoman and fashion designer. She has been seen at several high-profile events, often wearing designer clothing and accessories.
  • She was brought up by her grandparents in Hubli; as her parents were struggling with their professional life.

    A childhood image of Akshata Murty with her father and younger brother

    A childhood image of Akshata Murty with her father and younger brother

  • She spells her surname differently from her father’s and removed ‘h’ from Murthy. [8]Economic Times
  • She completed her schooling in India and pursued her further education in California.
  • After completing her studies, Akshata worked for a short period at Infosys before leaving to pursue her own entrepreneurial ventures. She co-founded a company called Sandstone, which is a home decor and furnishings business. Akshata is also involved in philanthropy and serves on the board of trustees for the Murthy Classical Library of India. 
  • In an interview, her husband, Rishi Sunak, talked about him being very organised and Akshata being very spontaneous and unorganised. He said,

    I’m incredibly tidy, she’s very messy. I’m much more organised, she is more spontaneous. She is not going to love me for saying this, but I’ll be honest with you, she is not big on the whole tidying thing. She is a total nightmare, clothes everywhere… and shoes… oh God shoes.” [9]Mint

  • In 2007, she started working as a marketing director at Tendris, a Dutch cleantech Incubator Fund.
  • Akshata and Rishi Sunak met each other when they were doing their MBA in California. They became good friends and dated for a few years.
  • She worked at Unilever and Deloitte for a while, before doing MBA.
  • In 2007, she began working as a marketing director at Tendris, a Dutch cleantech Incubator Fund.

 

  • In 2009, Akshata started her own clothing line named ‘Akshata Designs’ in California. On starting her own business, she said in an interview,

    I understand that there may be some curiosity around what I’m doing given my parents’ achievements, but I hope that one day this business is able to stand on its own feet and I’m able to speak on its merit rather than anything else. This is my passion and I couldn’t imagine being engaged in anything else but the business of this venture.” [10]The Times of India

  • In 2013, she started working as the Director of Catamaran Ventures in the UK.
  • Since 2017, she has been working as a member of the Board of Claremont McKenna College and the San Francisco Exploratorium.
  • She is a fashion designer and reportedly, she represents her creativity by fusing Indian and western cultures together and designing clothes by working with craftsmen living in remote villages in India.
  • Since she has been living outside of India for a long time, she still has Indian citizenship. In an interview, when she was asked if she has any further plans to change her citizenship, her spokesperson said,

    Akshata Murty is a citizen of India, the country of her birth and her parents’ home. India does not allow its citizens to hold the citizenship of another country simultaneously.” [11]Vogue

  • Akshata is one of the individual shareholders of Infosys owning 0.81 per cent of the shares. [12]Money Control
  • In 2022, Akshata Murty and Rishi Sunak were ranked 222 on Sunday Times Rich List.
  • Her father wrote a heartwarming letter to her, which was published in Sudha Menon’s ‘Legacy: Letters from eminent parents to their daughters.’ A few lines of the letter are,

    Becoming a father transformed me in ways that I could never have thought possible. I could never go back to being the person I used to be before. Your arrival in my life brought unimaginable joy and a larger responsibility. I was no more just a husband, a son, or a promising employee of a fast-growing company. I was a father, who had to measure up to the expectations his daughter would have of him at every stage of her life.”

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