G N Nagaraj
Group CIO – Interglobe Enterprises Limited
G N Nagaraj
| Full Name | G N Nagaraj |
| Current Designation & Role | Group CIO |
| Current Company Name | Interglobe Enterprises Limited |
| Past Company Names | HDFC Ltd, ICICI Bank, Novell, Reliance Capital & Reliance Money, Religare Enterprises Ltd |
| No of Years in the IT Industry | 20 years |
| City you live in currently and since when | Gurgaon since Nov 2009 |
| Native Town/ City you belong | Rajahmundry, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh |
| Mother Tongue | Telugu |
| Language you are proficient with | English |
| Educational Details | MCA Mumbai University, Gartner CIO Academy Said Business School Oxford University |
| Awards and Recognitions Received CIO | IT People CIO Of The Year , January 2008VISA IT Operations Excellence Award , October 2002 |
| Gadgets you love the most and why | iPad – great innovationDigital Frames – solves the problem of digital photographs never having an exhibition platform at home
Digital Cameras – got rid of prints – saves trees Smartphones – mobility with voice and rich data |
| What makes you laugh | Lok Sabha TV, Comedy Central Shows, fat policemen and two sitcome -Friends & How I Met Your Mother |
| Current book you are reading and what you love about it | “Self Illusion – Why there is no YOU inside your Head” by Bruce Hood. This book maps the biology and chemistry of the brain to the way we conduct ourselves in the environments we live in and logically breaks down to the fact that who we are , are a reflection of multiple influences and that we have no individuality of our own. The strong suites are the prominent traits we display and those are a result of influences we were under and they are not our unique individuality. Still reading the book…the book might take an unexpected twist and negate everything that I said so far from what I read!!!! |
| Books you enjoyed reading the most | Non Fiction |
| Software company you admire and why | Pixar. Its the only company that has got technology to create productions that touch our heart and soul. |
| Hardware company your admire and why | Boeing & Airbus. These are the only companies on the globe who create complex machines we are willing to travel on, machines which need to be perfect to prevent loss of life. The amount of technology packed into the aircrafts – both digital and hydraulic run by software is the most complex and amazing thing I have ever seen. This hardware ships a tender baby to a full grown adult with the same care, safety and sophistication. |
| IT personality you admire and why | Steve Jobs. I admire Steve Jobs for the way he lived his life. He always skated to places where the puck would go…not to places where it had been. Innventor – Innovator – Businessman – God. |
| Your best moment in your career till date | Its yet to arrive. |
| Your best moment in personal life | Every moment |
| Music You Like | All genres except heavy metal, punk and electronic |
| Movies You Like | : Apollo 13, The Great Escape, Escape To Victory , Lage Raho Munnabhai, Jaane Bhi DO Yaroon, Most of Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s movies and 3idiots |
| Most Liked Travel Destination | Pot in my Loo |
| Why do you like your job | I get to learn a new domain and I get to work for Rahul Bhatia. |
| Most favorite quote | Be Hungry, Be Foolish |