Trustees
Salil Parekh
Salil Parekh is the Chairman of Infosys Foundation.
In his primary role as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Salil sets and evolves the strategic direction for the company and its portfolio of offerings, while nurturing a strong leadership team to drive its execution. Salil has nearly three decades of global experience in the IT services industry with a strong track record of driving digital transformation for enterprises, executing business turnarounds and managing successful acquisitions. He is a member of the National Council of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
Earlier, Salil was a member of the Group Executive Board at Capgemini, where he held several leadership positions for 25 years. He was responsible for overseeing a business cluster comprising Application Services (North America, UK, Asia), Cloud Infrastructure Services, and Sogeti (Technology & Engineering Services Division). He was responsible for the strategy and execution of these businesses - setting direction and enabling rapid client adoption. He was also the Chairman of Capgemini’s North America Executive Council. He was the architect of the North America growth and turnaround strategy, and was instrumental in setting up their offshoring capabilities.
Salil was also Partner at Ernst & Young and widely credited for bringing scale and value to the Indian operations of the consultancy firm.
He holds Master of Engineering degrees in Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University, and a Bachelor of Technology degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
Inderpreet Sawhney
Inderpreet is the Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of Infosys. In this role she leads the legal and compliance function for the Company. She is a strategic business partner ensuring success for Infosys in legal and regulatory matters, while spearheading its compliance and ethics program and has additional responsibility for Privacy and Data Protection at Infosys. Inderpreet is also a Trustee of Infosys Foundation.
Inderpreet is a seasoned professional with over 25 years of experience, including as General Counsel of a large IT services company, and as Managing Partner of a mid-sized law firm in Silicon Valley. She serves on the Board of Directors of NYSE listed Hillenbrand Inc. and is a member of the National Advisory Council of SABANA (South Asian Bar Association of North America).
She was an honoree at the 2017 Transformative Leadership Awards, recognizing General Counsel who demonstrate commitment to advancing women in law. She is also a recipient of the Thought Leadership Award at the 2018 Global Transformative Leadership Awards and was featured among the top 25 Women Leaders in IT Services of 2020, published by The IT Services Report.
She is a frequent speaker at global conferences.
Inderpreet has a BA (Hons.) and LL.B. degree from Delhi University and an LL.M. from Queen's University, Kingston, Canada.
Sumit Virmani
Sumit Virmani is the Global Chief Marketing Officer at Infosys and Trustee of the Infosys Foundation.
For over 25 years, Sumit has shaped brand experiences and narratives across industries and geographies. He has played a key role in positioning Infosys among the world’s Top 100 brands and transforming it into the fastest-growing IT services brand globally. He champions the role of brand purpose, brand promise and brand performance as the foundational pillars that drive both short-term growth and long-term market share gains.
Sumit also serves on the Boards of WongDoody – Infosys’ experience design company – and EdgeVerve, a wholly owned subsidiary of Infosys and a global leader in AI and automation. Forbes has ranked Sumit among the top 50 most influential chief marketing officers globally for three consecutive years, most recently in 2025. CNBC Storyboard 18 also recognised him as a global marketing visionary in 2024.
Sunil Kumar Dhareshwar
Sunil is responsible for Global Taxation, Corporate Accounting, Treasury, and also heads Infrastructure, Facilities, and Physical Security. He serves as the Global CFO for the Consulting, BPM, Products, and Platform businesses. Sunil is also a Trustee of the Infosys Foundation.
He has been with Infosys for about 16 years and earlier worked with 21st Century FOX in Hong Kong. Over his career, he has been recognized with the Stars of the Industry Award for Best Automation in Finance, the Best In-house Tax Director in Asia Award by International Tax Review (a Euromoney publication) in 2021, and the CFO Next 100 Award by CFO India.
Sunil is an active speaker at national and international forums, serves on the editorial panel of International Tax Review, and chairs the Direct Tax Committee of the Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce. A Chartered Accountant and rank holder from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, he also trained at the National Defence Academy in India.
Shaji Mathew
Shaji Mathew is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Infosys. In this role, he is responsible for envisioning the roadmap for HR, driving strategy, and implementing operational priorities aligned with the overall organizational mandate. He is also a Trustee of Infosys Foundation.
Shaji has over 31 years of experience in Infosys. Prior to his current role, he was Infosys’ global head of delivery for Financial Services, Insurance, Healthcare and Life Sciences. Over the years, he has played various leadership roles in delivery, as also in managing client relationships, commercials, solutioning, and people management across the US, Europe, and Asia Pacific. He has been actively steering the company’s efforts to create a more inclusive and diverse workforce. He is also a trustee of Infosys Foundation focusing on Corporate Social Responsibility.
Shaji is a rank holder from National Institute of Technology, Calicut. He has completed a Global Leadership Program from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a Leadership program from Harvard Business School.
He serves on the board of IIIT, Bangalore. He is also a member of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) National Committee on Leadership and HR.
