I used to work for an SOE. The wealth I created didn't belong to me. In other words, I was only managing money for the country and the people.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There's a loss of autonomy that comes from not being able to own the wealth you've earned.
It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.
I made a small fortune. I made a lot of money and I made a lot of other people wealthy.
My expertise was in public finance, particularly corporate taxation, since I had worked at the US Treasury.
I built a great company, one of the - some of the most iconic assets in the world, $10 billion of net worth, more than $10 billion of net worth, and frankly, I had a great time doing it.
My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.
With the attention I got on my wealth, I thought I would have become a source of resentment, but it is just the other way around - it just generates that much more ambition in many people.
I made my money in an honest way. And I have declared it all. By co-founding Infosys along with Mr. Murthy and others, I earned financially.
I built private sector jobs all my life.
I distributed my wealth among my children and set aside a portion for endowment to run charity projects.