Meet the Team
Nat Murthy - CEO/Founder
Nat received his master’s degree in business administration from Clark Atlanta University. He joined Getty Oil Company as a financial analyst in the international marketing and manufacturing division in Los Angeles. Moving up the ranks within the company, Nat was promoted to financial planning manager for the southern exploration and production division in Houston, regional planning manager of Texaco southern exploration and production region in New Orleans, and manager of shared services for two major exploration and production divisions also in New Orleans. His promotion to director of strategic planning for North American production division brought him back to Houston.
Nat has always been active in developing and implementing strategic initiatives designed to improve the lives of those who are less privileged. During his time in New Orleans, he helped develop UNITY of Greater New Orleans, a collaboration among industry, state, city, and service providers formed to eliminate the city’s homeless issue. Nat became its first chairman of the board. Today, UNITY still coordinates community partnerships to prevent, reduce, and end homelessness. In 2010, the organization received the Nonprofit Sector Achievement Award from the National Alliance to End Homelessness.
Natesan is a past co-chair of United Way Listening Tour. The initiative develops strategies and processes for optimum fund allocations and identifies performance measures for service providers. He is also a past treasurer and advisory council member of the Sri Meenakshi Temple Society and a past treasurer of Indo-American Charity Foundation. Currently, Natesan is a member of the national board of Save a Mother and the chairman of the board for the Youth Leadership Development Program of Houston.
Leela Murthy - CFO
Leela received her master’s degree from Clark Atlanta University, after which she was immediately recruited by the Los Angeles County library system. Though a librarian by profession, Leela was also focused on assisting the community. As the head librarian at the Bell City Library in Los Angeles County, and later, as the head librarian of the Barbara Bush Library in Houston, Leela initiated many innovative programs. She was awarded the key to the City of Bell, an incorporated city in the County of Los Angeles, and received numerous awards from the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County and from the Superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Leela joined the Food Bank in New Orleans as volunteer coordinator, where she wrote grants for the Children's Bureau of New Orleans and performed fundraising for the homeless for the House of Ruth. She also volunteered at women’s shelters, runaway teen shelters, and at inner-city schools doing whatever was needed. The Governor of Louisiana presented Leela with the Outstanding Citizen Award.
Leela has also raised funds for the Indo-American Charity Foundation, Houston Habitat For Humanity, Sri Meenakshi Temple Society, Expectation Graduation for the Houston Independent School District, and many other important organizations and initiatives.
Leela currently serves on the boards of Houston Habitat for Humanity, UNICEF, Save a Mother, and the Youth Leadership Development Program of Houston. She is also a trustee and past president of Sankara Nethralaya Om Trust and a member of Ek Disha.
Leela has been honored by Meenakshi Temple, Houston Telugu Cultural Association, and Tamil Nadu Foundation Houston Chapter. She is also an Easter Seals Hats Off to Mothers honoree 2014, an Outstanding Service Award recipient from Friends of the Barbara Bush Library, and a Leadership and Support Award recipient from Bharathi Kalai Manram.