Breaking Boundaries: A Second Biography that Includes Sheela Murthy
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The New Year brings with it a new biography, and Sheela Murthy is among five IndianAmerican women leaders whose stories are its focus. Breaking Boundaries also features Jagruti Panwala, Gauthami Vemula Qeijo, Dr. Nimisha Shukla, and Dr. Madhulika Guha Thakurta. Each woman was born in India, raised there, and emigrated from there to the United…

Murthy Law Firm Honored for Philanthropy, 2019
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Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), Maryland Chapter, held an award luncheon on 22 November 2019. The event included the 2019 Business Philanthropy Awards presented by the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and the Baltimore Business Journal. Those awards went to Murthy Law Firm, Legal & General America, and CareFirst Inc. The Murthy Law Firm is pleased…

Sheela Murthy Attends Philanthropy Session with Warren & Peter Buffett
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Sheela Murthy was in Omaha for a very special gathering sponsored by United Way Worldwide. The fact that the mid-April event was held in the hometown of the well-known CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, billionaire and philanthropist, Warren Buffet, was no coincidence. He and his son, Peter, were at the center of the planning meeting with…

Murthy is Keynote Speaker at 2019 Women’s Leadership Conference
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March 7, 2019, was the annual one-day event to celebrate the contribution of women leaders and their positive affect on businesses in D.C., Maryland and Virginia. The Women’s Leadership Conference (WLC) inspired those who attended, providing tools to be better leaders. The theme of this year’s conference was Herstory: The Power of Perseverance. Conference participants…

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“Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.”

Helen Keller
Who is Sheela Murthy

“After finding the courage to leave everything and everyone I knew, I am propelled as an immigrant to make the most of the opportunities before me.”

Who is Sheela Murthy?

Sheela Murthy is a lawyer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and speaker, perhaps best known as founder and president of the Owings Mills, Maryland based Murthy Law Firm, which has been ranked as one of the world’s leading U.S. immigration law firms.

A native of India, Murthy and her husband, photographer and media specialist Vasant Nayak, established the MurthyNAYAK Foundation to channel their philanthropic contributions to nonprofits that serve the needs of women, children, and immigrants, particularly in education and health care.

Sheela Murthy is featured in ZeeTV’s Those Who Made It.

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