education | January 08, 2026

Akshata Murthy

Akshata Murty is the daughter of Indian multi-billionaire N. R. Narayana Murthy. When you’re a daughter of billionaire most definitely people will talk about you. It’s not less than being a celebrity.

There are more interesting things about her. She is married to the British Conservative Party politician who is serving as a Chancellor of the Exchequer from February 2020.

Quick Facts: Akshata Murthy

NameAkshata Murthy
BirthdayN/A
Age40 years as of 2020
GenderFemale
Height5 feet 4 inches (1.62 m)
NationalityIndian
Married/SingleMarried
HusbandRishi Saunak
ChildrenKrishna Saunak, Anouskha Saunak
DivorceNot
EducationMBA

Interesting Facts about Akshata Murthy

  1. Akshata Murthy was born in the year 1980. She is 40 years od age as of 2020. The details of her birthday are not available. She was born and raised in Hubli, Bangalore (now Bengaluru).
  2. She did her lower-level schooling from Baldwin Girls High School of Bangalore. After that, she studied at Claremont McKenna College, California, and completed her graduation in Economics and French.
  3. Murthy also did a diploma in Apparel Manufacturing Technology from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in California. And she did MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business. 
  4. She was born to her father, N. R Narayana Murthy and her mother Sudha Murthy. Her father is co-founder of Infosys and her mother is the founder of Infosys Foundation.
  5. Akshata has a younger sibling, a brother named Rohan Murthy who is the founder of Murthy Classical Library of India.
  6. During Akshatas’s studies at Stanford University, she met Rishi Sunak who later became her husband. the couple got married on the 30th day of August 2009.
  7. Her husband Rishi Saunak is a British Conservative Party politician serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer appointed in February 2020.
  8. The couple has two children together. They are Krishna Sunak and Anoushka Saunak.
  9. Akshata stands at a height of 5ft and 5 inches. the details about her weight are not available.
  10. The details about her net worth and earnings are not available. however, we know that she owns 0.81 percent shares of Infosys.
  11. We could not trace the social media pages of her but you can easily find social media of her husband.