Nandan Nilekani , co-founder of Infosys, transformed India's digital landscape with Aadhaar, UPI, AI, education, and philanthropy. Nandan Nilekani is the Co-Founder and Chairman of Infosys Technologies Limited. He was the Founding Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) in the rank of a cabinet minister from 2009-2014. Most recently, Nandan has co-founded and is the Chairman of EkStep, a not-for-profit effort to create a learner centric, technology-based platform to improve basic literacy and numeracy for millions of children. Nandan Nilekani , Infosys co-founder and Aadhaar architect, urged India to focus AI development on practical uses like healthcare and education, not in chasing global dominance. Speaking at an Asia Society event, he warned of AI leading to wealth concentration and rejected the idea of universal basic income. Drawing from India's digital innovations like Aadhaar and UPI, Nilekani emphasised frugal, people-first design and the need to innovate for over a billion citizens. He called for ... Nilekani is credited with building Aadhaar, India's mammoth identity card scheme, during his tenure as chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India.
