N R Narayana Murthy regrets leaving Infosys in 2014

A lot of my decisions are based on idealism, says N R Narayana Murthy

Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy has said his biggest regret in life is the decision to leave the company in 2014 — after his second stint — and hand over the reins to a non-founder management and board.

“Well, you know a lot of my founder colleagues told me not to leave Infosys in 2014 and to stay a few years. Generally, I find that I am a very emotional person. A lot of my decisions are based on idealism. Probably, I should have listened to them,” Murthy told CNBC-TV18 news channel.

In June 2013, Murthy came out from retirement of