Murthy is a veteran leader of innovative, technology-driven businesses. He was the founder of Digital Jones which was acquired by Shopping.com, a $130 million company that was the best performing IPO of 2004. At Shopping.com, he held the position of senior vice president of enterprise products overseeing the company's strategic initiatives and businesses in that area. Murthy has also been in management positions at Composite Software and at Sand Hill Group where he guided the firm's technology research agendas and investments.

Murthy holds a Bachelor's degree in Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras; a Master's degree in Engineering from M.I.T; and a Master's in Business Administration from Harvard University.