Aparna Krishnan is the daughter of Kochi-based Savithri Krishnan, a retired SBI employee, and a former Indian Navy officer Commander KR Krishnan.
Aparna met Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy's son Rohan Murty through a common friend in Mumbai about three years ago.
Aparna Krishnan is a Palaghat Iyer.
Aparna did much of her schooling in India.
When she was 15, Aparna got a scholarship to study at the United World College in Canada where she completed her high school.
Aparna earned a bachelor of arts in economics from Dartmouth College, a US private Ivy League research university.
Aparna worked briefly at McKinsey and in Bengaluru. She was General Manager, Operations at Soroco for a little over four years.
Aparna heads Murty Media which has produced "Story Time with Sudha Amma", a series of animated shows on YouTube.
Aparna married Rohan Murty in Bengaluru in 2019. The couple welcomed their baby boy Ekagrah in 2023.
Aparna's sister-in-law Akshata Murty is the wife of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.